1. Where the natural mother of a child has not given her written consent to its adoption and she has not abandoned her rights to it, the superior court is without power to grant an order of adoption to third parties. Code § 74-403. This is true although the natural father may have given his written consent to the adoption.
2. The mere leaving of a child in custody of another for a...
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