Petition For Extension Of Expired Certification (Private Placement) {26}

Form 26 - PETITION FOR EXTENSION OF EXPIRED CERTIFICATION (Private Placement). This form is used in the New York Family Court by adoptive parents seeking to extend a previously issued adoptive parent certification that expired within one year prior to filing a private adoption petition. The petitioner must state any material changes in circumstances since the last certification and provide written verification from a disinterested person as defined under DRL §115-d(4). The form requests the court to extend the certification’s termination date for up to 18 months from the date of the adoption petition filing. D.R.L. §§ 115, 115-d(9). www.FormsWorkflow.com