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SORENTINO v. FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SOC. OF ELIZABETH

72 N.J. 127 (1976)

367 A.2d 1168

PHILIP SORENTINO AND CONSTANCE SEVERINI, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. THE FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SOCIETY OF ELIZABETH, JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided December 17, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Harry Kay argued the cause for defendants-appellants John and Jane Doe.

Mrs. Rosemary Higgins Cass argued the cause for defendant-appellant The Family and Children's Society of Elizabeth (Messrs. Brown, Cass and Connolly, attorneys).

Mr. Martin L. Mintz argued the cause for plaintiffs' respondents (Mr. Walter S. Pryga, attorney).

PER CURIAM.

This appeal involves the right of an unwed mother, who surrendered her newborn child for placement for adoption under undue pressure by an adoption agency, to regain custody of the child. Also implicated are the rights of the natural father, who has since married the mother; the prospective adopting parents, who have had custody of the child since July 9, 1974; and, of great importance to the Court, the well-being of the child herself.

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