Kemp & Associates, Inc. v. Chisholm

In the summer of 1960, a romance blossomed between J.K.T., a young, unmarried woman, and Teofil E. Shablowski, now deceased. That relationship ended before J.K.T. discovered that she was pregnant. She never told Mr. Shablowski that she was pregnant, and they were never in contact again. Instead, she entered the Texas Mission Home & Training School, a home for unwed mothers, intending to place her child for adoption. A healthy baby girl was born to J.K.T. in January 1961. Shortly thereafter, that child was adopted by Thomas and Maxine Chisholm in accordance with Texas law, and named Lisa Lou…