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IN THE MATTER OF BOY J.

X2011-97.

37 Misc.3d 198 (2012)

944 N.Y.S.2d 871

2012 NY Slip Op 22140

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

Surrogate's Court, Erie County.

May 23, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michele A. Brown for Baby J. Watson Bennett Colligan & Schecter LLP ( Leah A. Bouquard of counsel), for adoptive parents. McCarthy Weston PLLC ( Philip Jay McCarthy, Jr. of counsel), for Magen M. Gleason , Dunn, Walsh & O'Shea ( Brendan C. O'Shea of counsel), for Adoption S.T.A.R., Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

BARBARA HOWE, J.

This is a petition for the adoption of an infant, Baby Boy J. (hereafter, Baby J.), born on December 14, 2010. Baby J. is an Indian child within the meaning of the Indian Child Welfare Act (hereafter, ICWA) (25 USC § 1903 [4]), and his biological mother, Magen M., is an Alaskan Eskimo, a member of the NANA Regional Corporation. Baby J.'s biological father is unknown. The adoptive parents took custody of Baby J....

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