Ellison v. Camby
Supreme Court of South Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
Ness, Justice.
The appellants sought to withdraw their written consent to the adoption of their child. The court held the attempted withdrawal ineffective and that it was in the best interest of the child that the adoption by respondents be granted. We agree.
The record reveals that the child was delivered by the appellants, Jerome and Luann Camby, to the respondents, Roger and Deborah Ellison, on November 9, 1975, and that the Consent to Adopt was voluntarily signed by the appellants on November 11, 1975. Respondents instituted adoption proceedings and a hearing was scheduled for December 2,…
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