Legal Opinion
In the Interest of K
Texas Supreme Court
Decided March 31, 1976No. B-5242PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Justice.
In April of 1974 an unwed mother gave birth to a baby girl, whom we shall call K. The young mother was unable to care for the child, and she relinquished her parental rights to the Nueces County Child Welfare Unit of the Department of Public Welfare. The Child Welfare Unit took responsibility as soon as the baby was released from the hospital, providing her with foster care and locating suitable adoptive parents. The instant legal proceeding was initiated to terminate the parent-child relationship, to afford the father of the child an opportunity to be heard if he wished, and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- In re the Adoption of Malpica-OrsiniNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
3Cited by27 opinions
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- H. W. J. v. State Department of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
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