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State Ex Rel. Fisher v. Devins

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided August 4, 1972No. 43187PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pee Curiam.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court of Ramsey County awarding custody of Patrick M. Devins, who was then 3 years old, to Mary Devins Fisher, his natural mother.

Only those facts necessary for a determination of the issues will be stated herein. Relator, Mary Devins Fisher, is the daughter of David Devins and his first wife, Winifred Devins. Mary was married on July 11, 1967, to James A. Fisher in Watertown, South Dakota. James Fisher died of a self-administered overdose of methadone the day after his marriage. Mary, without disclosing her marriage, informed her…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Eisel v. EiselSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
  2. Stanford v. StanfordSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
  3. Thompson v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1952
  4. Meinhardt v. MeinhardtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
  5. Oltmanns v. OltmannsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Gilmore v. GilmoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  2. In re HoffmanOhio Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Kelley v. KelleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
  4. In re HoffmanOhio Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Gaughan v. GaughanCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1990

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