New York Domestic Relations Law Spring 2021

Resource 12 . 1 . 3 . 1

25 minutes

Matter of Jacob, Matter of Dana

86 N.Y.2d 651 (1995)

Joy Rosenthal

This case includes a long dissent.  I omitted it from your reading, but if you are interested in the history of second parent adoption, it would be worth going back and reading.  Note that DRL 117 only applies to people who are married - a status which was not available to same-sex couples at the time this was decided.

New York Court of Appeals

86 N.Y.2d 651, 636 N.Y.S.2d 716, 660 N.E.2d 397

1995-11-02

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