MATTER OF MALE CHILD BORN JULY 15, 1985

No. 85-592.

718 P.2d 660 (1986)

In the Matter of the MALE CHILD BORN JULY 15, 1985 TO L.C. In re the TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS of L.A.C. and D.S.C.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided May 15, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yardley & Yardley, Jack Yardley, Livingston, for appellant.

Lineberger & Davis, Peter S. Lineberger, Bozeman, for respondent.


TURNAGE, Chief Justice.

The birth mother, L.A.C., appeals the District Court's order which determined, overall, not to interfere with the child's adoption in Idaho. Although we sympathize with L.A.C.'s natural maternal feelings, the outcome of this appeal is dictated by legal procedure. We affirm.

The primary issue for us to consider here concerns the jurisdiction of Montana district courts over a Montana born child who has been transferred and adopted in...

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