Legal Opinion
Gunn v. Cavanaugh
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 9, 1965No. A-10596PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORVELL, Justice.
On May 25, 1964, the three children of Richard Gunn, the petitioner, were adopted by respondents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin J. Cavanaugh. Barbara Gunn, the mother of the children, consented to this adoption. The petition for adoption filed by respondents alleged that Richard Gunn had deserted his children. Gunn was not cited but the judge of the county court of the county where the children resided (Runnels County) consented to the adoption. Article 46a, § 6.1 It is well settled in this state that when a court order purports to declare that the parental rights to a child have…
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