{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-641","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 641","heading":"Jurisdiction over adoption proceedings","body":"§ 641. Jurisdiction over adoption proceedings. The family court has\noriginal jurisdiction concurrent with the surrogate's courts over\nadoption proceedings under article seven of the domestic relations law.","path":["Family Court Act","Article 6. Permanent Termination of Parental Rights, Adoption, Guardianship and Custody","Part 2. Adoption"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/FCT/641","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"dd6f84ae80dd993548399767478c60d5658082a0ffcc59b7fab6c58e3ee926e2","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-637","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-642"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}