Beers v. Merrill
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the superior court for King county, Prater, J., entered October 24, 1913, vacating an order of adoption, upon petition of the father, after a hearing before the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
This appeal is from an order of the lower court vacating an order of adoption of an infant child. The adopting parent has appealed.
The facts are as follows: Evelyn Beers is a minor, now about six years old. She has been cared' for practically her whole life by Mrs. Merrill, the adopting parent. Evelyn Beers is the child of its natural parents, Fred E. Beers, the respondent, and Irene Beers, now Mrs. Fralliciardi.
On April 1, 1909, Fred E. Beers and Irene Beers were divorced by a decree of the superior court for King county. By that decree, the custody of the minor children was awarded to Irene…
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