Show A PARENTS RIGHT natural parents have the first and best right to their children this right is fixed in the laws of every state occasionally sio nally these laws may result in some injustice as in the case considered in this issue I 1 A young mother dying soon after her baby was born asked her friend to care for it the baby maureen grew into a I 1 charming and attractive child now her father who has paid no attention to maureen 1 for five years and has not contributed tri buted to her support wants his daughter he is married again and is fairly prosperous the mothers friend mary lee who cared lovingly for maureen during the trying ayi years of babyhood doam want to give up the child she plans to fight for maureen in court although she has no adoption papers or any legal claim |