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MTR OF MARIAN T. (LAUREN R.)

No. 49.

36 N.Y.3d 44 (2020)

161 N.E.3d 460

2020 NY Slip Op 06932

In the Matter of MARIAN T., Appellant. LAUREN R. et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided November 23, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheila E. Shea , Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Albany ( Cailin Connors Brennan of counsel), for appellant.

Douglas A. Eldridge , Delmar, for respondents.

Natalie M. Chin , Disability & Aging Justice Clinic, Main Street Legal Services, CUNY School of Law, Long Island City, for Autistic Self Advocacy Network and others, amici curiae.

OPINION OF THE COURT

The issue in this adoption proceeding is whether the adoption was categorically precluded because the adoptee, an adult woman with a significant developmental disability, did not have the capacity to give her consent. That issue turns on the proper...

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