Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the appellant still had a legally protected interest after the adoptee reached majority during the appeal
Extrahierter Entscheid
The legally protected interest fell away because, once the child reached adulthood, parental consent to the adoption was no longer required.
Extrahierte Begründung
The Court held that it could consider the post-judgment fact of majority because it directly affected standing and rendered the appeal pointless; any successful appeal could no longer produce a useful legal effect.