Legal Opinion
Lutheran Social Service, Inc. v. Farris
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 21, 1972No. 11856PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHANNON, Justice.
The issue is whether Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann. article 46a requires, as a prerequisite to adoption, that agency consent be obtained. We so hold.
The appellees, Dr. Edward T. Farris and his wife, Helen Williams Farris, filed a petition for the adoption of Jane Doe, a minor girl, in the district court of Travis County. In that petition, appellant, Lutheran Social Service, Inc., was named defendant. It was alleged that the minor child was born out of wedlock in Austin on February 4, 1970, and that two days later her natural mother executed a consent form in which she released the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Eckford v. KnoxTexas Supreme Court · 1886
- Home of the Holy Infancy v. KaskaTexas Supreme Court · 1965
- Lutheran Social Service, Inc. v. MeyersTexas Supreme Court · 1970
- Grant v. MarshallTexas Supreme Court · 1955
3Cited by7 opinions
- Harris County Child Welfare Unit v. CaloudasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- In the Interest of an Unnamed ChildCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- L.W. v. C.W.B.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2000
- Goetz v. Lutheran Social Service of Texas, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- In the Interest of an Unnamed ChildCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
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