In Re Clark

PARKER, Judge.

In October 1982, Stephanie Ann Clark and Christian Paul Lampe began dating. In February 1983, Clark learned she was pregnant and, without revealing this information to Lampe, terminated their relationship. On 25 August 1983, Clark gave birth to Daniel James Clark. That day, Rebecca Lawhon, a child counselor from Family Services, Inc. (hereinafter petitioner), a licensed child placing agency in Forsyth County, contacted Clark about placing her son for adoption. Clark indicated to Lawhon at that time that Lampe was the father of her child and that he lived with his family in…