Legal Opinion
In Re the Adoption of Graft
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 26, 1972No. 3-672A9PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStaton, J.
Millie Goodwin’s petition to adopt four year old William James Graft was denied at the conclusion of an ex parte proceeding in the Allen Superior Court. She filed her “Motion to Correct Errors” which raises these issues for our consideration on this appeal:
“I. Whether Mrs. Goodwin has met all the requirements for adoption set out in Burns Ind. Ann. Stat. § 3-121.
“II. Whether an adoption can be denied because the adopting parent refuses to relinquish Aid to Dependent Children benefits.
“III. Whether Mrs. Goodwin was denied due process of law since the reasons for denial of her adoption petition…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- City of Fort Wayne v. BishopIndiana Supreme Court · 1950
- Haynes v. BrownIndiana Court of Appeals · 1949
- Ross v. Review Board of Indiana Employment Security DivisionIndiana Supreme Court · 1962
- Johnson v. SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1931
- State Ex Rel. Tittle v. Covington Community Consolidated Schools of FountainIndiana Supreme Court · 1951
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Cole Real Estate Corp. v. Peoples Bank & Trust Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1974
- Bob Anderson Pontiac, Inc. v. DavidsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1973
- Wildwood Park Community Ass'n v. Fort Wayne City Plan CommissionIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- Public Service Co. v. Decatur County Rural Electric Membership Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1977
- Town of Newburgh v. StephensonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1974
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