New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Adoption of Daniel C., an Infant. James N. S., Respondents Claire C., Robert Abrams, as…
October 30, 198463 N.Y.2d 927
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division’s order, holding that the natural mother lacked standing to challenge the constitutionality or statutory adequacy of the adoption consent form because she did not allege she was misled, thereby barring evidence of her statutory awareness. The Court therefore declined to reach the substantive statutory and constitutional questions presented.