In re the Adoption of T. W. C.

We are asked to consider the validity of an irrevocable consent to adopt which was executed by a natural mother at a time when she was four months shy of her 21st birthday. The appellant seeks to revoke her consent on the grounds of duress and infancy.

On October 31, 1973 the appellant appeared before a Judge of the Surrogate’s Court and executed an irrevocable consent pursuant to section 115-b of the Domestic Relations Law. Five months later the appellant apparently suffered misgivings and *130attempted to revoke her consent. A hearing was conducted to review the procedures followed and the…