Legal Opinion
C.M.S. v. Goforth
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided January 19, 1993No. 10A04-9203-CV-75PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONOVER, Judge.
Respondent-Appellant C.M.S. appeals the trial court's interlocutory decision in favor of Petitioners-Appellees Terry W. and Rochelle D. Goforth.
We affirm.
C.M.S. raises the following issue for our review:
whether pre-birth consent to adoption is valid under the Indiana Adoption Code.1
On December 20, 1991, C.M.S., then sixteen years old, along with her parents, signed an agreed order whereby she 1) consented to the adoption of her soon to be born child by the Goforths; 2) consented to the Goforths taking custody of the child upon, and at the time of, the birth of the child; 3)…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In re Sarah K.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Senco Products, Inc. v. RileyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1982
- Johnson v. Adoption of Infant JohnsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1971
- In Re Adoption of LongSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
- Unwed Father v. Unwed MotherIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Willig v. DowellIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
- Matter of Adoption of HMGIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993