Calendaring of proceedings for adoption from an authorized agency
Proceedings for adoption from an authorized agency shall be calendared as follows:
(a) Within 60 days of the filing of the petition and documents specified in section 112-a of the Domestic Relations Law, the court shall schedule a review of said petition and documents to take place to determine if there is adequate basis for approving the adoption.
(b) If such basis is found, the court shall schedule the appearance of the adoptive parent(s) and child before the court, for approval of the adoption, within 30 days of the date of the review.
(c) If, upon the court's review, the court finds that there is not an adequate basis for approval of the adoption, the court shall direct such further hearings, submissions or appearances as may be required, and the proceeding shall be adjourned as required for such purposes.
Within 60 days of filing the petition/documents (DRL § 112-a), the court schedules a review for adequate basis to approve. ★ If found, the adoptive parents/child appear for approval within 30 days of the review. ★ If not, the court directs further hearings and adjourns as needed.
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 6 — The JG-22 Uniform Rules and Everything Else and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.