Jurisdiction over adoption proceedings
§ 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.
Family Court has original jurisdiction concurrent with Surrogate's Court over adoptions under Domestic Relations Law Art. 7. ★
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 5 — The JG-22 Family Court Act and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.