Kinkead v. Lee

In 1985 the natural mother of the child in the present case, Ms. Sally Lynn Kinkead, became pregnant with her daughter, Sarah Elisabeth Kinkead (hereinafter referred to as "child"). Kinkead was unmarried at the time of her pregnancy, and she and the purported father subsequently moved to Columbus, Georgia. The purported father abandoned Kinkead in November 1985, approximately two months before the child's birth.

Sometime during November 1985 Kinkead discussed with her physician the possibility of putting her child up for adoption as soon as it was born. The physician and Kinkead also discussed…