Pole v. Bowen

SPECTOR, Chief Judge.

Appellant seeks reversal of an order denying her petition to set aside the adoption of Clifton Kelly Brooks by the appellees.

Appellant is the natural mother of Clifton Kelly Brooks and the daughter of ap-pellees. Clifton was born to appellant when she was 17 years old and unmarried. While appellant was still in the hospital and upon the advice of her father, she signed a consent for adoption using the fictitious name of Doris R. Brooks. The witnesses were not present in the room and the acknowledgment was forged. The birth certificate of Clifton Brooks states that he was…