In re the Adoption of Unnamed Baby Boy

— Mikoll, J.

At issue here is whether respondent gave a valid consent to the adoption of her child. Family Court found, inter alia, that the finality of the consent papers which respondent signed was unintentionally misrepresented to her and, therefore, the act of consent was not “free, voluntary and final”. Specifically, Family Court found that, as respondent had been informed that she would have to appear before the Surrogate to execute a second consent, and as petitioners’ attorney had a similar understanding, it was not intended that the extrajudicial consent form, executed on September…