People ex rel. Anonymous v. New York Foundling Hospital
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Breitel, J. P.
Relator, the unwed mother of an illegitimate child, appeals from a final order dismissing her writ and petition of habeas corpus seeking to regain custody of the child. Respondent is an agency authorized under the statutes to receive the absolute surrender of children for adoption. Relator had by formal writing surrendered the child.
The child was born January 19,1961. The mother executed a surrender agreement for the child on March 30,1961 in favor of respondent agency. Shortly thereafter the child was placed with foster parents, looking to eventual adoption. The mother demanded…
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