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My adult stepson is asking me to adopt him so he can be included in my estate planning, but is stepparent adoption even possible for someone over eighteen in New York?

ChatGPTgpt-61 query11/1/2026
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My adult stepson is asking me to adopt him so he can be included in my estate planning, but is stepparent adoption even possible for someone over eighteen in New York?
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New York adult adoption stepparent over 18 statute Domestic Relations Law adult adoption consent inheritance estate planningGoogle ↗
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New York adult adoption stepparent over 18 statute Domestic Relations Law adult adoption consent inheritance estate planning Google ↗

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New York adult adoption stepparent over 18 statute Domestic Relations Law adult adoption consent inheritance estate planning
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