Ritchie v. CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF ST. PAUL

Edward D. Mulally, Justice. *

This appeal brings into question the denial by the Hennepin County District Court, Juvenile Division, of the petition of Robert A. Ritchie for the adoption of Anthony James Ritchie.

Anthony Ritchie, a male child, was born on October 21, 1969, in New York City. On April 28, 1970, his mother surrendered the child to the commissioner of social services of New York City for adoption. The commissioner transferred custody and control to the Catholic Home Bureau for Dependent Children in New York City on February 8, 1972.

Robert Ritchie, an unmarried male living in…