Weinschel v. Strople

GILBERT, Chief Judge.

We are asked in this appeal whether the natural mother of two children may consent to their adoption by the wife of her ex-husband, the father of the children, and at the same time retain the right of temporary but regular visitations.

The parties, Bruno Weinschel and Sally Ann Strople, were married in 1967. Two children, Lisa Tara, age 12, and Dana Leslie, age 9, were born of that union. The marriage was “put asunder” on August 26,1980, by a decree of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. 1 The decree apparently followed protracted litigation in the State of Florida.

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