IN RE STATE

No. 10368.

17 Utah 2d 349 (1966)

411 P.2d 839

IN RE STATE OF UTAH, IN THE INTEREST OF R____ L____, A MINOR CHILD.

Supreme Court of Utah.

March 9, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Reed Murdock, of Henriksen & Murdock, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Phil L. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for respondent.


HENRIOD, Chief Justice:

Appeal from a juvenile court decree permanently depriving the mother of custody of her minor child, R.L., and placing it with the State Welfare Department for adoption. Affirmed, with no costs awarded.

This case, like most custody cases, is a heartbreaker, taxing the wisdom of a decision of the juvenile court and of this court on review. Difficulty is that many times we have to decide cases looking to future child welfare in the light...

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