IN RE ADOPTION OF BABY BOY DOE

No. 20392.

717 P.2d 686 (1986)

In re ADOPTION OF BABY BOY DOE.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Rehearing Denied April 28, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Gary Martin, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Teresa Silcox, Salt Lake City, for respondents-interveners (Oregon).

Leland K. Wimmer, Mark Miner, Salt Lake City, for respondents (Burn).

David S. Dolowitz, Salt Lake City, for amicus curiae American Civil Lib.


DURHAM, Justice:

Appellant challenges the decision of the lower court which terminated his parental rights to Baby Boy Doe, appellant's illegitimate son. For the reasons stated below, we reverse.

Appellant, a California resident, lived with Baby Boy Doe's mother, S.H., for three and a half years in California. In June 1984, S.H. moved to Utah to live with her brother and sister-in-law. At that time, S.H. was pregnant with appellant's child. While she was in...

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