Petitioner, an 18-year-old male, brings this special proceeding (CPLR art. 78) for an order directing the respondent, the Clerk of the City of New York, to issue him a marriage license without petitioner first obtaining his parents' written consent. He alleges that subdivision 2 of section 15 of the Domestic Relations Law unconstitutionally discriminates against him as a male because there is no comparable provision requiring...
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