Legal Question in Family Law in New York

Contested custody / adoption

One doesn't want to second quess the several lawyers already involved in this case. Advising the court, now, that you've "had it in mind / intended" to initiate proceedings for your husband to adopt would be quite pointless. If one understands the description of the father correctly, it appears that the court is also in possession of that negative information and, thus, it seems reasonable to expect that you will prevail in your *pending* action to bar visitation, etc., which should prove to be an important (likely even necessary) building block for the adoption action. No doubt the Law Guardian knows full well the significance of his/her role _vis_a_vis_ helping to persuade the judge to *not* grant visitation/custodial status. Finally, the mere fact that the father is contesting this action will not, in and of itself, serve to "un-do" all the ticks of the clock up to now. If the totality of the circumstances were such that the father was going to have to be "on notice" of an adoption proceeding, the point where you're at is as good a place to start the contest as any - and, obviously, it was going to BE contested.

Regards,etc.,jm hayes

-> these musings are, you know, just a "seat-of-the-pants" analysis & are NOT intended to be construed as / understood as / utilized as Legal Advice & Counsel <-