What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York
I have an odd question, my great-grandfather was in an orphanage in Northern NY in 1895. At the age of 5 he was taken out of the home by a couple that raised him, he was never adopted, and the record from the orphanage only states that he was "bound" to the couple that removed him.
1) Was this common for orphans to be given away w/o any court oversight?
2) Is the language of being "bound" indicative of anything other than loose rules and the new family having a basic duty to provide food, shelter, etc.?
3) Or is it a specific term in 19th century family law?
THANKS
I have an odd question, my great-grandfather was in an orphanage in Northern NY in 1895. At the age of 5 he was taken out of the home by a couple that raised him, he was never adopted, and the record from the orphanage only states that he was "bound" to the couple that removed him.
1) Was this common for orphans to be given away w/o any court oversight?
2) Is the language of being "bound" indicative of anything other than loose rules and the new family having a basic duty to provide food, shelter, etc.?
3) Or is it a specific term in 19th century family law?
THANKS