Fowler v. Weeks

Appellant Betty Fowler, the natural mother, appeals the final judgment of adoption granted appellees Helen and Arnold Weeks. We affirm.

In early 1980, appellant’s common law husband, Ronald Longenburger, contacted appellees, Florida residents, about adopting appellant’s then unborn child. Appellees expressed interest in the idea and after further discussion between the parties, ap-pellees sent appellant a consent to adoption form in August 1980. As a condition of the adoption, appellant requested that appel-lees come to Pennsylvania to pick up the child immediately after its birth because she…