Welfare Division of the Department of Health & Welfare v. Maynard Ex Rel. Maynard

OPINION

By the Court,

Batjer, J.:

On January 17, 1966, Patricia Maynard, the respondent, having exclusive authority as the mother of the child, executed a relinquishment of child for adoption to the Nevada State Welfare Department.

Richard Scott Maynard, the minor child, who had been born on September 27, 1963, was placed in a temporary foster home upon the execution of the relinquishment and he remained there until October 13, 1966, when he was placed in the prospective adopting home.

On January 30, 1967, the respondent asked for the return of the child by means of a petition for a writ of habeas…