Legal Opinion
Adoption of M.D.L. v. D.L.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided December 18, 1984No. WD 35537PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERREY, Judge.
Petitioners-respondents sought adoption of M.D.L. The natural mother consented to the adoption but the natural father D.L., an inmate at Central Missouri Correctional Center in Jefferson City, Missouri, objected.
In a very complete finding the trial court held that the father had wilfully abandoned and neglected the child for more than six months prior to the filing of the adoption. The court also found D.L. had wilfully failed to maintain a parent-child relationship with M.D.L. from October, 1981, through September 29, 1983. The court further found that the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Adoption of R. A. B. v. R. A. B.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1978
- In Re Adoption of K. L. G.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1982
- Matter of Adoption of PearsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
- In re Adoption of W.B.L.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1983
- W. M. A. v. B. D. G.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1981
3Cited by11 opinions
- In the Interest of A.R.M.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1988
- In Interest of REMMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
- In the Interest of M.L.S. v. C.S.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1986
- Interest of B.J.D.B. v. J.B.G.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- In re H.N.S.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2011
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