Smith v. Fairhurst

Citations

• 118 Wash. 1
• 202 P. 243
• 1921 Wash. LEXIS 908

Syllabus

<p>Parent and Child (2) — Agreements as to Custody or Control —Contracts—Public Policy. An agreement by a father giving the care and custody of an infant child to its grandparents during their life, which has not been made the basis of a legal adoption by the grandparents is void as against public policy.</p> <p>Habeas Corpus (19) — Particular Issues — Custody of Child. A parent who has granted the care and custody of a minor child to another under a void contract is entitled to its return under writ of habeas corpus, where there is satisfactory evidence of his ability, willingness and qualification to properly care for and rear the child.</p>