Legal Opinion
L.B.A. v. H.A.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided June 12, 1987PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYCHE, Judge.
L.B.A. is the natural mother of M.L.A., who was bom on December 3, 1984; the mother of the child was never allowed to leave the hospital with her baby, as on December 10, 1984 the child was placed in the custody of her paternal grandparents by order of the Letcher District Court. On August 15, 1986 the Letcher Circuit Court entered a judgment terminating L.B.A.’s parental rights and granting the adoption of M.L.A. by the paternal grandparents.1
In that initial judgment, the court recited that the adoptive parents had “established by a preponderance of the evidence that the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Ns v. C and MsKentucky Supreme Court · 1983
3Cited by2 opinions
- Matter of Parental Rights as to NJNevada Supreme Court · 2000
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