NY: New York Governor Gives Adoptive Parents ‘Full Rights’ to Decide if Children May Have Contact with Birth ParentsImprint –
January 25, 2022
Supporters and opponents of the Preserving Family Bonds Act, vetoed by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul on the final day of the year, remain deeply divided over the emotional and often speculative questions it raised: Do children benefit from ongoing contact with biological parents, even if a court has deemed them unfit caregivers? And who should have the last word on whether maintaining a relationship with a birth parent is in a child’s “best interest” – their adoptive parents, or a judge?Also: Assembly Bill A6700: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/a6700
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