In re Palmer

For the reasons set forth below we find permanent custody was properly granted to the Stark County Welfare Department. Accordingly we affirm the natural mother case, No. 83-1409, and declare the foster parent case, No. 83-180, to be moot in light of the former holding.

I

Appellant, Cathleen Pihlblad, raises three issues on appeal. The first issue avers that appellant’s residual parental rights, pursuant to R.C. 2151.01(B)(11) and 5103.16, were violated since she was not allowed to contest the custody determination by interposing her residual adoptive right.

The record clearly indicates, contrary…