Nelson v. Gibson

Matson, Justice.

Appeal by natural parents from a judgment decreeing the adoption of their minor child born out of wedlock.

October 3, 1948, Evelyn Anderson, unmarried and 17 years old, gave birth to a female child, Rita Kay Anderson, whose subsequent adoption by respondents is now under attack. On November 5, 1948, the mother executed and delivered to the Kandiyohi county welfare board a written waiver which, after reciting that no relatives were able to give the child proper care and support, provided that the mother—

“waives any further notice concerning any dependency hearing regarding her…