Legal Opinion

Guardianship of Smith

California Supreme Court

Decided January 13, 1954No. L. A. 22209PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCarter, J.

Frieda Howes petitioned to be appointed the guardian of the persons of Leland Smith, a minor of 8, and Sharon Smith, a minor of 6, brother and sister. She alleged that she is the sister of the minors; their mother is dead; their father is Harry Cohen and all reside in Los Angeles, California; that the minors are now under her care and she has supplied and cared for them since the death of their mother; their “natural” father, Cohen, has “remarried” and has a family of the second marriage; that the only relatives of the minors are their father, petitioner, and a brother, *92Paul Smith, who lives…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Schumm v. BergCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Stewart v. StewartCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
  3. People Ex Rel. Meredith v. MeredithNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
  4. French v. Catholic Community LeagueOhio Court of Appeals · 1942
  5. Reed v. HaywardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943

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3Cited by62 opinions

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  4. State Ex Rel. Lewis v. Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin & Upper MichiganWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Home of the Holy Infancy v. KaskaTexas Supreme Court · 1965

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