White v. N. E. M.

The child N. E. M. was bom m March of 1971. At the time, N. E. M.’s mother was married to an individual who is listed as the father of N. E. M. on the child’s birth certificate, but appellant George H. X. White claims to be N. E. M.’s real father.

When N. E. M. was eight months old her mother left her in the care of the Baker family, former neighbors of N. E. M.’s mother and appellant White. With the exception of several short placements at an infant home, N. E. M. has remained in the Bakers’ care since November 1971. In the spring of 1972 appellant visited N. E. M. several times on weekends…