Legal Opinion
Robbins v. Baxter
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 9, 2003No. 29S02-0303-CV-117PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER FROM THE INDIANA COURT OF APPEALS, NO. 29A02-0202-CV-107.
SULLIVAN, Justice.
After signing consents to the adoption of their baby, the biological parents attempted to withdraw their consents on grounds that they had not been properly notarized in accordance with the provisions of the Indiana adoption statute. We hold that if the written consent is not properly notarized, the validity of the consent may nevertheless be satisfied by evidence that the signatures are authentic and genuine in all respects and manifest a present intention to give the child up for adoption.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ex Parte SullivanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Emons v. DINELLIIndiana Supreme Court · 1956
- In Re ToddIndiana Supreme Court · 1935
- Rhodes v. ShirleyIndiana Supreme Court · 1955
- Johnson v. SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1931
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Fraley v. MingerIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
- Haas v. BushIndiana Court of Appeals · 2008
- In Re Adoption of Infant Child BaxterIndiana Supreme Court · 2003
- Ab v. SbIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
- Fraley v. MingerIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
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