In The Matter Of The Application Of Victor M.I.I.

881 N.Y.S.2d 367 (2009)

Facts

Victor (P) has brought the application for the limited purpose of obtaining two certified copies of his original pre-adoption birth certificate in order to establish his Hungarian lineage. Petitioner avers that this will entitle him to become a citizen of Hungary, based upon the status of his biological mother, who is a Hungarian citizen. The application is supported by the affidavit of his biological mother, in which she consents to the unsealing of the adoption records. The biological father is unknown. Both adoptive parents are deceased.