Brendoff v. Titus

The paternal grandparents of a little girl born out of wedlock on October 12, 1971, were awarded a decree of adoption over the objection of the natural mother. After a full hearing in open court, the chancellor delivered an oral opinion from the bench, stating in part:

“This is not a question of taking a child from the home of the mother and father and giving it to someone else, but it is merely the question of a child born out of wedlock in which the father of the child consents to his parents adopting her and the mother of the child, offering a home with a new husband, objects to it.

“I take…