Schillereff v. Adamany

This proceeding was filed by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Schillereff on August 14, 1959, for the purpose of adopting Linda Ann Seal, a girl, about five years of age. The father, Billy Seal, consented thereto. Mrs. Peggy Baker Seal Adamany, the mother, would not consent, but instead answered, made her answer a cross-bill, and prayed that custody of the child should be awarded to her.

The background of this controversy was as follows: The Seals were married April 21, 1950. There were three children of this union. Linda Ann, the youngest, was born August 27, 1955. The couple was divorced in *277December…