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PETITIONER HAS THE RIGHT TO PETITION FOR CUSTODY DESPITE ABSENCE OF BIOLOGICAL OR ADOPTIVE RELATIONSHIP.

Applying the recent overruling of precedent by the Court of Appeals, the Second Department determined petitioner had the right to seek custody of children, despite the absence of a biological or adoptive relationship. The children had been carried by a surrogate, who also sought custody:

During the pendency of this appeal, the Court of Appeals, in Matter of Brooke S.B. v Elizabeth A. C.C. … , overruled Alison D. because, inter alia, its definition of “parent” had “become unworkable when applied to increasingly varied familial relationships” … . In Brooke S.B., the Court held that, where a partner to a biological parent “shows by clear and convincing evidence that the parties agreed to conceive a child and to raise the child together, the non-biological, non-adoptive partner has standing to seek visitation and custody under Domestic Relations Law § 70(a)” … .

Here, Joseph sufficiently demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that he and Frank entered into a pre-conception agreement to conceive the children and to raise them together as their parents. Although the surrogacy contract is not enforceable as against Renee to deprive her of standing under Domestic Relations Law § 70 (see Domestic Relations Law § 124[1]), it is evidence of the parties’ unequivocal intention that Frank and Joseph become the parents of the children. Moreover, Frank and Joseph equally shared the rights and responsibilities of parenthood, and were equally regarded by the children as their parents. Therefore, Joseph established standing to seek custody or visitation under Domestic Relations Law § 70… . Matter of Frank G. v Renee P.-F., 2016 NY Slip Op 05946, 2nd Dept 9-8-16

 

FAMILY LAW (PETITIONER HAS THE RIGHT TO PETITION FOR CUSTODY DESPITE ABSENCE OF BIOLOGICAL OR ADOPTIVE RELATIONSHIP)/CUSTODY (PETITIONER HAS THE RIGHT TO PETITION FOR CUSTODY DESPITE ABSENCE OF BIOLOGICAL OR ADOPTIVE RELATIONSHIP)

September 8, 2016/by CurlyHost
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