Legal Opinion
Cheryl H. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 22, 1974No. Civ. 44374PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLEMING, Acting P. J.
Cheryl H., age 16, petitions through her guardian ad litem for a writ of prohibition to vacate a superior court order which restrains Cheryl from surrendering control of her to-be-bom child to an adoption agency.
The controversy began when James R., age 17, filed a complaint through his guardian ad litem seeking to establish his paternity of, and for a declaration of his rights in, the child to be born to Cheryl. At a hearing on an order to show cause, Cheryl and James stipulated:
“Cheryl is 16 years of age . . . and is pregnant out of wedlock. She has never been…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Rothstein v. Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin & Upper MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Guardianship of SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
- People Ex Rel. Slawek v. Covenant Children's HomeIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
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- Adoption of Rebecca B.California Court of Appeal · 1977
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