Thompson v. Gorman

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

PIVARNIK, Justice.

This cause comes to us on a Petition to Transfer from the Fourth District Court of Appeals brought by John and Rita Gorman. The facts necessary for resolution of this issue were set out by the Court of Appeals as follows:

"Billy Joe Lesley Thompson is an infant female born December 81, 1982. Charles and Gay Lynn Thompson, residents of Texas, took custody of one year old Billy Joe from her natural mother who had neglected her. The Thompsons had Billy Joe for approximately seven months and initiated adoption proceedings. The social worker assigned by the…