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Wade v. Brown

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided November 6, 1973No. 46796PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BERRY, Justice:

Petitioners, Charles A. Wade and Karen Lee Wade, husband and wife, request this court to assume jurisdiction and grant a writ of mandamus ordering respondent to issue notices and set for hearing this matter of adoption.

In the trial court petitioners filed petition for adoption of three minor natural children of Karen Lee Wade by two divorced husbands, and presented respondent a proposed order requesting a hearing for adoption without consent of the former husbands or a disposition of their parental rights. Petitioners alleged that divorced husbands wholly failed to support the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Kovacs v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. State Ex Rel. Ogden v. HuntSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
  4. Letteer v. Conservancy District No. 30Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1963
  5. In Re Guardianship of CampbellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1966

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. AMF Tubescope Company v. HatchelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
  2. Davis v. DavisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
  3. In Re the Adoption of Darren Todd H.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
  4. Ross v. PetersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
  5. Johnson v. WardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1975

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