Kane v. United Catholic Social Services of Omaha, Inc.

The relator filed in the district court an application for writ of habeas corpus testing the right of the respondent to the custody of and its right to consent to the adoption of the infant son of the relator. The relator, age 22, is the natural mother of the child who was born out of wedlock October 11, 1970. The respondent is a licensed child placement agency under the statutes of the State of Nebraska. On October 21, 1970, the mother executed a relinquishment under the provisions of section 43-106.01, R. R. S. 1943, and delivered custody of the child to the agency. The agency at that time…