Court of Appeals of New York
Petition to Vacate an Adoption Decree, in the Adoption of John Doe, 20
In a petition to vacate an adoption decree, the order granting the petition is affirmed where: 1) one of the adoptive parents became the child's father in June 2004, not only under the law of Cambodia but also under the law of New York; 2) his parental rights weren't effectively relinquished or extinguished; and 3) thus the other adoptive parent could not adopt the child without his consent (which was not given).
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/16/2010
- Published 02/16/2010
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- Court of Appeals of New York