IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTION OF MALE MINOR CHILD

No. 5742.

544 P.2d 728 (1975)

In the Matter of ADOPTION OF a MALE MINOR CHILD, born on May 10, 1969.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

December 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ian L. Mattoch, Honolulu, for appellant.

Helen B. Ryan, Honolulu, for appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and KOBAYASHI, OGATA, MENOR and KIDWELL, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a decree of adoption and the award of attorneys' fees to the appellee. The decree of adoption is set aside and the cause is remanded for a new hearing in the light of Willmott v. Decker, 56 Haw. 462, 541 P.2d 13 (1975). See also Stanley v. Illinois, 405 U.S. 645, 92 S.Ct. 1208, 31 L.Ed.2d 551 (1972); Miller v. Miller, 504 F.2d 1067...

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