Legal Opinion
J. B. B. v. Baby Girl S. ex rel. Deiter
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided December 30, 1980No. 42406PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNYDER, Judge.
Baby Girl by her guardian ad litem, appeals from a decree which ordered her adoption by respondents. The appeal concerns the rights of an unknown father to a baby illegitimately born. Specifically, the dispute raises the question whether an adoption proceeding is valid when the parental rights of the unknown father have not been terminated by a court, and when the unknown father received no notice of the proceeding in which the mother’s rights were terminated. This court finds that the adoption proceeding was valid and affirms the trial court’s judgment.
Baby Girl was born on…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Quilloin v. WalcottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Caban v. MohammedSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- City of St. Louis v. Butler Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1949
- State Ex Rel. J. D. S. v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Hawthorne v. PattersonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- In Interest of RHSMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
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