IN RE ERTHAL


225 A.2d 491 (1966)

In the Matter of Charlene ERTHAL, a minor, and Joan E. Crisconi, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

December 27, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Spiller, Wilmington, for petitioner below, appellant.

Januar D. Bove, Jr., and Peter J. Walsh, of Connolly, Bove & Lodge, Wilmington, for respondent below, appellee.

WOLCOTT, C. J., and CAREY and HERRMANN, JJ., sitting.


HERRMANN, Justice:

A petition was filed by the mother of Charlene Erthal, a minor, seeking termination of the parental rights of the respondent, the child's father, on the ground of abandonment. The petition was filed under 13 Del.C. § 1103 which provides that "[t]he procedure for termination of parental rights for the purpose of adoption may be initiated whenever it appears that — * * * (2) any child has been...

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