New York City Family Court January 6, 1994 (In re the Adoption of Caitlin)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Anthony J. Sciolino, J.

In these two cases, involving two children each, the court was presented with petitions for second parent adoptions by the lesbian life partners of biological mothers. The court granted the adoptions and indicated that because of the novelty of this type of adoption request, a written decision would issue.

In both adoption No. 1 and adoption No.