New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of Sarah K. Timmy S, Appellants Warren K, and Robert Abrams, as Attorney-General of the State of New…
November 14, 198566 N.Y.2d 223
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division and granted the adoption petition, holding that the respondents' extrajudicial consents were valid because they were not timely revoked and the statutory notice requirements were satisfied. The court interpreted Domestic Relations Law § 115‑b to require notice of the commencement of the adoption proceeding and to start the 30‑day revocation period from that notice.