In Re the Adoption of Reinius

In this appeal the appellant, Washington Children’s Home Society, challenges the validity of a decree of adoption.

The two minors in question are twins, born in September 1956 to an unmarried mother. She requested aid from the Pierce county welfare department in caring for the two minor children. It was anticipated that the mother would promptly sign a relinquishment and consent to adoption; the children were placed in separate foster homes pending such action. However, the mother did not consent to adoption until July 1957.

In September 1957, the juvenile court, by an appropriate order, placed…