Matter of Linda Ann A

In Matter of Linda Ann A., 126 Misc. 2d 43 [Sup Ct, Queens County 1984] the court denied the application because its approval would have sanctioned a presumably adulterous and therefore illegal relationship. Moreover, the court held that even if the relationship were not adulterous, approving the petition would allow the applicant to hold herself out as the wife of her lover and "would tend to mislead and confuse those dealing with the couple who might be unaware of the true relationship" (id. at 44-45).