Ruling Stakes Claim for N.Y. Priority in Resolving Adoption
“It may be debatable…whether parental rights created by a Cambodian adoption should, under circumstances like these, be treated as valid in New York,” Judge Robert S. Smith wrote for the unanimous Court in Matter of Adoption of John Doe, 20 (full text). “But once parental rights have been validly established under New York law, between an adoptive parent and child who continue to live in New York, the choice of law governing the parental relationship is much less difficult: New York law applies.”
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