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IN RE GRADY

170 N.J. Super. 98 (1979)

405 A.2d 851

IN THE MATTER OF LEE ANN GRADY.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division.

July 12, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William T. Cooper for Edward F. and Luanne E. Grady (Mr. Richard A. Somerville on the brief).

Mr. Richard Kahn, guardian ad litem, for Lee Ann Grady (Mr. John T. Byrnes, Jr., on the brief).

Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Advocate (Ms. Nancy J. Geltman appearing and on the brief).

Mr. John J. Degnan, Attorney General (Mr. Steven D. Wallach and Ms. Andrea M. Silkowitz, appearing, Mr. Michael R. Cole, of counsel).

Mr. Clifford W. Starrett for Morristown Memorial Hospital (Messrs. Schenck, Price, Smith & King, attorneys).

POLOW, J.S.C.

Lee Ann Grady is an 18-year-old alleged incompetent afflicted with Down's Syndrome. Her parents sought to have her sterilized by tubal ligation but their request was rejected by Morristown Memorial Hospital unless authorized by the court.

Seeking such authority, Lee Ann's parents filed the present complaint. They allege that their daughter has neither knowledge of nor ability to understand sexual relations or reproduction; that she is unable...

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