People ex rel. Anonymous v. Talbot Perkins Adoption Service

Petitioner, who shall remain nameless, is an unwed mother and a minor. She seeks through this habeas corpus proceeding directed to the respondent Talbot Perkins Adoption Service, hereinafter referred to as the “Adoption Agency ” to regain custody of her child born on August 28, 1964. The child was placed with the respondent by the Commissioner of Welfare of the City of New York. On consent, the Commissioner of Welfare is made a respondent to the pro*370ceedings. The putative father of the child abandoned and deserted the mother prior to the birth and his whereabouts are unknown. Petitioner is…