New York's Laws Regarding Adoptions Records

New York

Statute: Soc. Serv. Law § 422(4)(A),(4)(B)

Records Confidential: Yes

Persons with access to records

• CPS/State Agencies

• Agencies From Other States

• Courts/Judges

• Grand Juries

• Law Enforcement

• Attorneys General/Prosecutors

• Attorneys, GAL's

• Physicians

• Researchers

• Employers

• Parents/Guardians

• Review Teams

• Treatment Providers

• Subject of Reports

Persons without access to records

• Reporters of Abuse

• Coroners

• Public/Any Person

Other State legislative committees Investigators Licensing agencies Child care resource and referral programs State Division of Parole Probation service

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