Legal Opinion
In Re the Adoption of C.H.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 31, 1996No. C0-96-62PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STRINGER, Justice.
This matter involves the competing adoption petitions of the foster parents and the biological relatives of the minor children C.H. and A.H.. After a seven-day trial, the district court concluded that it was in the best interests of the children to grant the adoption petition of the foster parents subject to visitation rights in favor of the children’s relatives — an arrangement commonly referred to as an “open adoption.” 1 The court of appeals reversed the trial court and ordered that the adoption petition of the relatives be granted, determining that the trial court…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hibbing Education Ass'n v. Public Employment Relations BoardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- In Re the Welfare of D.L.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
- Jordet v. WilkinsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
- In Re the Welfare of M.M.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- In re Petition to Adopt S.T.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Matter of Welfare of DDGSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
- In re S.G.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2013
- In re K.L.B.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2008
- In re to Adopt T.L.A.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2004
- In Re KlbCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2008
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