WENTWORTH v. MIDDLETON

33447.

242 Ga. 43 (1978)

247 S.E.2d 846

WENTWORTH v. MIDDLETON et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Ferrelle, for appellant.

Benjamin Smith, for appellees.


JORDAN, Justice.

This appeal arises from a habeas corpus action involving the custody of a three-year-old boy.

Debora Wentworth, the natural mother of the child, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking to regain custody of the child from Benjamin and Catherine Middleton. The Middletons have maintained custody of the child for two years pursuant to a contract in which appellant released her parental rights. After an evidentiary hearing, the habeas...

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