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N.Y. Family Court Act § 641: Jurisdiction over adoption proceedings
Where this section sits in the code
- Family Court Act
- Article 6. Permanent Termination of Parental Rights, Adoption, Guardianship and Custody
- Part 2. Adoption
§ 641. Jurisdiction over adoption proceedings. The family court has
original jurisdiction concurrent with the surrogate's courts over
adoption proceedings under article seven of the domestic relations law.
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