Some original articles about the case (excerpts)








Charlotte Observer, The (NC) - August 1, 1994

MOTHER PUNISHED FOR AMBITION
Jennifer Ireland must have thought she was doing the right thing. A single teenage mother, she graduated from high school, won a scholarship to a prestigious university and even found university-run day care for her daughter.These days, Jennifer Ireland, 19, must wonder what the right thing is.Because her future plans included day care for her child, Jennifer lost custody of 3-year-old Maranda Kate Ireland Smith to the child's father, Steve Smith, a community college...