Legal Opinion
Holland v. Challis
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 16, 1962No. Civ. No. 25953PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtBurke, P. J.
Does the subsequent marriage of the natural parents of an illegitimate child have the effect of depriving the court of jurisdiction to proceed with an adoption previously consented to by the mother, without obtaining the consent of the father? This is the question raised in this proceeding by appellant petitioners who appeal from an order dismissing their petition to adopt Baby Boy Laws.
The mother of Baby Boy Laws lived with intervener from May 1959 to May 20, 1960, although she was still married to Robert L. Laws by whom she had a previous child. This child was also living with her. It was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Davis v. SearsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
- Davey v. Los Angeles County Bureau of AdoptionsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
- In Re Adoption of AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
- Adoption of a MinorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Darwin v. GangerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Adoption of LawsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962