IN RE DOE

No. 4901.

478 P.2d 844 (1970)

In the Matter of Mary DOE II, a child whose adoption is sought to be facilitated by the termination of the parental rights of Mary Doe I, sole legal parent of the said child, and of all other persons.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

December 23, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helen B. Ryan, Honolulu (Ryan & Ryan, Honolulu, of counsel), for appellant.

Alana W. Lau, Deputy Atty. Gen., State of Hawaii (Bert T. Kanbara, Atty. Gen., on the brief), for appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., MARUMOTO, ABE and LEVINSON, JJ., and Circuit Judge HAWKINS in place of KOBAYASHI, J., disqualified.


MARUMOTO, Justice.

This is an appeal by the natural father of a child born out of wedlock from a family court judgment entered pursuant to a petition for termination of parental rights filed by the mother which adjudicated, inter alia: (1) that the parental rights of the mother as the sole legal parent of the child be terminated; (2) that the department of social services be given the care and custody of the child and be authorized to consent to the child's...

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