Hale v. Cramer

This case is an extension of Palmisano v. Baltimore County, 249 Md. 94, 238 A. 2d 251 (1968), cert. den. 393 U. S. 853, 89 S. Ct. 93, 21 L.Ed.2d 123 (1968), in which case Judge Finan for this Court in the opening paragraph of the opinion said:

“When an adoption proceeding lengthens into prolonged litigation, when such litigation finds its way to the appellate level, one may be sure that behind every legal move and counter move lies an abundance of bitterness and, perhaps, heartbreak. If, to this unfortunate circumstance, one adds a child born out of wedlock to teenage parents who successfully…