· 8/9/1993
Abernathy v. Baby Boy
Citations
- 437 S.E.2d 25
- 313 S.C. 27
- 1993 S.C. LEXIS 166
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[W]e must ascertain the interaction between the requirements of section 20-7-1690(A)(5)(b) and the unusual facts before us.”
- “[Pjarental rights do not spring full-blown from the biological connection between parent and child. They require relationships more enduring.”
- \[P]arental rights do not spring full-blown from the biological connection between parent and child. They require relationships more enduring.\
- “To mandate strict compliance with section 20-7-1690(A)(5)(b) would make an unwed father’s right to withhold his consent to adoption dependent upon the whim of the unwed mother.”
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Judges: Harwell, Chandler, Finney, Toal, Moore
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