Appeal of Diane B.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

On June 13, 1973, the Lutheran Children and Family Service of Eastern Pennsylvania, in accordance with section 312 of the 1970 Adoption Act,1 filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of Diane with respect to her four and one-half year-old daughter, Kimberly. Following a hearing,2 the orphans’ court on October 4, *4311973, granted the petition. This appeal ensued;3 we affirm.

Eighteen year-old Diane, an unmarried woman, gave birth on December 29, 1968, to Kimberly. Shortly after Kimberly’s birth, Diane and her parents executed a written authorization…