Pontiff v. Behrens

LeBLANC, Judge.

The issues presented in this appeal from an interlocutory decree of adoption are the validity of the act of surrender executed by the child’s natural mother and determination of the child’s best interest.

FACTS

When approximately six months pregnant, Dawn Behrens visited an abortion clinic to discuss the possibility of an abortion, although she testified that she knew her pregnancy was too far advanced for an abortion. Ms. Behrens was eighteen years old, unmarried and living with her mother and stepfather at the time. Ms. Behrens was examined by Dr. Sidney Knight, who confirmed…