Law for Business 12th Edition by James Barnes,Terry Dworkin,Eric Richards

Exercise 8

M., 16, gave birth at her home. She had hidden her pregnancy from her parents. She was taken to the hospital, where she stayed two days. Her father told her she could not bring the child home. M.M. was unwed, unemployed, young, and with limited educational means. An adoption agency was contacted by her family, and a representative visited her twice in the hospital, informing M.M. and her family about the adoption process. When she was released from the hospital, the representative met her in the parking lot and received the baby. The next day, the representative went to the home and left the adoption papers to be signed. The day after that, M.M. and her parents went to the agency, signed the papers, and met the adoptive parents. Four years after the adoption was finalized, M.M. sought the return of the child. Was her assent the result of undue influence and therefore not enforceable