DeGolyer v. Chesney

BARNES, Justice:

The central figure in these consolidated appeals is Denise Ann DeGolyer [now Chesney], whose care, custody, visitation, and adoption has had attention from courts in two States on various occasions over a period of more than four years.

Denise, born May 31, 1964, was adopted in Rochester, New York by John H. De-Golyer and his then wife, Mary Lou, in 1965.

Later, when this couple separated in 1967, they agreed in writing that Mary Lou was to have Denise’s custody, with visitation rights in DeGolyer, who was to contribute $200.00 per month for the child’s support. When the…