HORNEY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
The Circuit Court for Prince George's County denied the petition of Bernard Anthony King and Evelyn May King, his wife, (the Kings or adoptive parents), for the adoption and change of the surname of Judith Lynn Williams (Judith or adoptive child), dismissed the petition and awarded the custody of the adoptive child to Norma Shandrowski (the natural mother). The adoptive parents appealed.
The natural...
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