Legal Opinion
In Re Adoption of a Male Child
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided August 6, 1975No. 5583PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
OGATA, J.
The petitioner in this case is seeking to adopt a male minor child (hereinafter referred to as “subject child”). The subject child’s natural mother who is the petitioner’s wife gave her consent to the adoption. The subject child’s natural father refused to consent and opposed the petition. The Family Court for the First Circuit, after a hearing, granted the petition for adoption and the non-consenting natural father now appeals. We reverse.
The natural parents were married for the first time on June 25, 1957, divorced in October 1962, remarried on January…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Huey v. LenteNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
- Adoption of K. B. I. D. v. v. M. G.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1967
- In Re Petition to Adopt CechAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- Susan W. v. Talbot G.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- In Re the Adoption of A. J. N.Alaska Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Woodruff v. KealeHawaii Supreme Court · 1981
- Mortenson v. TangedahlNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
- Baxter v. ReynoldsCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1999
- In Re Adoption of HuppOhio Court of Appeals · 1982