New York Laws
DOM - Domestic Relations
Article 7 - Adoption

Title 1 - Adoptions Generally

109 - Definitions. - § 109. Definitions. When used in this article, unless the...

110 - Who May Adopt; Effect of Article. - § 110. Who may adopt; effect of article. An adult...

111 - Whose Consent Required. - (a) Of the adoptive child, if over fourteen years of...

111-A - Notice in Certain Proceedings to Fathers of Children Born Out-of-Wedlock. - (a) any person adjudicated by a court in this state...

111-B - Determination of Issue of Paternity by Surrogate; Limitations. - § 111-b. Determination of issue of paternity by surrogate; limitations....

111-C - Adoption Order From Foreign Country or Foreign Jurisdiction. - (a) either adopting parent is a resident of this state;...

111-D - Consideration of Blindness During Adoption Proceedings. - § 111-d. Consideration of blindness during adoption proceedings. 1. The...

Title 2 - Adoption From an Authorized Agency

112 - General Provisions Relating to Adoption From Authorized Agencies. - § 112. General provisions relating to adoption from authorized agencies....

112-A - Expedited Calendaring of Adoption Proceedings. - (a) If such basis is found, the appearance of the...

112-B - Post-Adoption Contact Agreements; Judicial Approval; Enforcement. - § 112-b. Post-adoption contact agreements; judicial approval; enforcement. 1. Nothing...

113 - Special Provisions Relating to Adoption From Authorized Agencies. - (b)(i) If the adoption petition is filed pursuant to subdivision...

113-A - Effect of Death of Potential Adoptive Parent. - § 113-a. Effect of death of potential adoptive parent. Notwithstanding...

114 - Order of Adoption. - § 114. Order of adoption. 1. If satisfied that the...

Title 3 - Private-Placement Adoption

115 - General Provisions Relating to Private-Placement Adoptions. - (b) A person or persons seeking to commence a private-placement...

115-A - Special Provisions Relating to Children to Be Brought Into the State for Private-Placement Adoption. - (b) The adoptive parents or parent must appear for examination...

115-B - Special Provisions Relating to Consents in Private-Placement Adoptions. - (b) At the time that a parent appears before a...

115-C - Temporary Guardianship by Adoptive Parent. - § 115-c. Temporary guardianship by adoptive parent. In any case...

115-D - Petition for Certification. - (a) the applicant's name or applicants' names, residential address and...

115-E - Effect of Death of Potential Adoptive Parent. - § 115-e. Effect of death of potential adoptive parent. Notwithstanding...

116 - Orders of Investigation and Order of Adoption. - (a) the marital and family status, and history, of the...

Title 4 - Effect of Adoption From an Authorized Agency, of Private-Placement Adoption, and Abrogations Thereof

117 - Effect of Adoption. - (b) The rights of an adoptive child to inheritance and...