This case involves the issue of whether the Family Court properly ordered the Commissioner of Social Services for the City of New York to pay for sex reassignment surgery for a 20-year-old child in foster care. While the record contains evidence that the operation is the generally recognized successful treatment for gender identity disorder, the record is incomplete, and, therefore, this issue is not yet ripe for determination.
The Commissioner should have provided...
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