MATTER OF BABY BOY P.


182 Misc.2d 943 (1999)

700 N.Y.S.2d 792

In the Matter of the Adoption of BABY BOY P., an Infant.

Family Court, Monroe County.

November 30, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory A. Franklin for petitioners.

Barry Hobbins for birth mother.

Brendan C. O'Shea for Friends in Adoption.

Margaret A. Burt, Law Guardian.


OPINION OF THE COURT

JOAN S. KOHOUT, J.

This private placement adoption action presents a number of intertwined legal issues that highlight the shortcomings of the private placement adoption statutes in New York State. The infant who is the subject of the case has now been in the home of the petitioners since February 21, 1998 without the benefit of a valid adoption consent from the parents or a currently valid preadoption certification order. The adoption...

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