Matter of Baby Girl M. (Albany Co. Surrogate's Ct. 2018 [Natalie Peterman, Esq., trial counsel])

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OUTCOME: Ruled in favor of adoptive parents in best interests hearing brought by biological mother; allowed adoptive parents to finalize adoption.

Best Interest Hearing in a contested private adoption. The birth mother sought to revoke her extrajudicial surrender and the adoptive parents challenged the revocation. Ms. (Peterman) French represen ... ted the adoptive parents in the matter.