Order unanimously reversed, without costs, and temporary custody of the child awarded to the natural mother in accordance with the following memorandum: It is clear from the record that there has been no abandonment of the child by its natural mother, since her decision to seek its return came only two weeks after she surrendered it. Other than her age, 17, the fact that the child was born out of wedlock and that she is poor, there is no evidence that she is an unfit mother...
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