K.G. v. C.H.

309154/16, 5186.

163 A.D.3d 67 (2018)

79 N.Y.S.3d 166

2018 NY Slip Op 04683

In the Matter of K.G., Appellant-Respondent, v. C.H., Respondent-Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided June 26, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kaplan & Company LLP, New York City ( Roberta A. Kaplan and John C. Quinn of counsel), Morrison Cohen LLP, New York City ( Danielle C. Lesser and Andrew P. Merten of counsel), and Chemtob Moss & Forman, LLP, New York City ( Nancy Chemtob and Jeremy J. Bethel of counsel), for appellant-respondent.

Cohen Rabin Stine Schumann LLP, New York City ( Bonnie E. Rabin , Gretchen Beall Schumann , Tim James and Lindsay Pfeffer of counsel), for respondent-appellant.

Latham & Watkins LLP, New York City ( Virginia F. Tent , Matthew J. Pickel , Iris H. Xie and Naseem Faqihi Alawadhi of counsel), for amicus curiae.

TOM, J.P., RENWICK, OING and SINGH, JJ., concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

In this action, petitioner (K.G.) claims that she is a parent with standing to seek custody of and visitation with A., the adopted child of respondent (C.H.), her now ex-partner. K.G. is not biologically related to A., who was born in Ethiopia, nor did she second adopt the child. K.G.'s claim of parental...

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