People ex rel. Anonymous v. Anonymous

Due to the unusual circumstances surrounding the placement of the' child with the respondents and the charges and counter-charges hurled at one another, the court in order to arrive at a proper determination permitted counsel to fully develop their respective cases. The hearing extended into 13 days of testimony with a record of approximately 1,500 pages. To sift the essential facts from the great mass of evidence and to properly evaluate such facts was a burdensome task.

The facts, briefly, reveal that on February 10,1957 the relator, then an unwed mother of 14 years of age, gave birth to the…