Stubbs v. Weathersby

Mother appeals from the decision of the Court of Appeals that affirmed the trial court’s decree of adoption of Mother’s minor daughter (Child) by Carl and Yvonne Stubbs. Stubbs v. Weathersby, 126 Or App 596, 869 P2d 893 (1994). For reasons that follow, we affirm, but on different grounds.

When Mother was five months pregnant with Child, she moved from Texas to Washington state. Child was born March 14, 1989, in Washington. When Child was less than one month old, Mother met with the Stubbses, who lived in Oregon, to discuss the possibility of having the Stubbses care for Child. Because the…