Legal Opinion
S. C. H. v. C. W. H.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 18, 1979No. 40592PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARD, Presiding Judge.
The natural father appeals from a decree of adoption. The petitioners are the children’s mother and her present husband. The natural father did not consent to the adoption. However, consent is not required of a parent “who has for a period of one year immediately prior to the filing of the petition for adoption, either willfully abandoned the child or willfully neglected to provide him with proper care and maintenance”. [Section 453.040[4] RSMo.1969.]
The marriage of the father C.W.H. and mother J.W.A. was dissolved on September 27,1976. The decree of dissolution…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- In Re Watson v. WatsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1946
- In Re Perkins v. BrownleeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1938
- In Re Adoption of P. J. K.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1962
- In Re C., C., & C.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1964
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3Cited by17 opinions
- C.B.L. v. K.E.L.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1996
- In Re Adoption of K. L. G.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1982
- H.W.S. v. C.T.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1992
- Lambertus v. SantinoMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- D.L.M. v. S.M.P.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1997
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