Legal Opinion
Abernathy v. Baby Boy
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 9, 1993No. 23911PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harwell, Chief Justice:
This is an action for termination of parental rights and adoption of a child conceived out of wedlock by respondent Mitchell F. Calvert (Mitchell) and appellant Julie Ayers (Julie). The trial judge determined that Mitchell possessed a right to refuse consent to the proposed adoption of the child, and granted custody of the child to Mitchell. We affirm.
I. FACTS
Mitchell and Julie were on active duty in the Navy when they commenced a casual sexual relationship in April 1991. Julie went on leave in June to visit her family in Oregon. Julie discovered she was pregnant and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lehr v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Caban v. MohammedSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re Baby Girl EasonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Terrazas v. RiggsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Matter of Adoption of AMBNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
- Jane v. QueenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
- Doe v. BrownSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
- Doe v. RoeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2010
- Roe v. ReevesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2011
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