Carter v. Carter

HODGES, Justice.

The dispositive novel question presented is: What effect does a temporary conditional relinquishment of custody, entered into by the parties and approved by the court, have on a subsequent action by the mother to regain custody of her infant?

Billie Sue Carter, appellee, and Ronald G. Carter, appellant, were married in 1971. After four miscarriages, Billie Sue conceived the daughter whose custody is the subject of this appeal. The parents were divorced February 1, 1980, and the mother was awarded custody of the unborn child, which was delivered February 27, 1980. The father was…