People ex rel. Stone v. Maglio

This habeas corpus proceeding, referred to this court by a Justice of the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, was instituted by the natural mother of Baby L., to obtain his custody from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Maglio, to whom she had released him for adoption in February, 1969. Also pending before this court is Mr. and Mrs. Maglio’s petition for a final order of adoption of Baby L.

Baby L. was born out-of-wedlock to the habeas corpus petitioner, then Miss Sally Carr, on February 9, 1969 in a Miami, Florida, hospital. Following the pattern of many Florida — New York adoptions, Miss Carr had arranged…