Arthur Blair v. Marilyn Badenhope- Dissenting

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE September 6, 2001 Session ARTHUR BLAIR v. MARILYN BADENHOPE Appeal from the Court of Appeals, Eastern Section Chancery Court for Greene County No. 93-101 Thomas R. Frierson II, Chancellor No. E1999-02748-SC-R11-CV - Filed May 3, 2002 ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., dissenting. With today’s holding, the majority declares, essentially, that a parent who voluntarily surrenders custody of a child forfeits any right to custody and from that day forward is shorn of parental status and relegated to a status no better than that of a non-parent, should the parent…