Legal Opinion
Adoption of Smith
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 12, 1969No. Civ. 25922PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSalsman, J.
This is an appeal from an order of the superior court denying the petition of appellants Thomas Guy Smith and Sallie Marie Smith to adopt their grandchildren Thomas and Leslie Anne Smith.
The appellants are the paternal grandparents of the minor children they seek to adopt. Their son Thomas was married to Mozelle Smith in 1956. He divorced his wife on April 1, 1961 and obtained custody of their two children. Mozelle was given reasonable visitation rights. Since October 1959, with the exception of a brief period in 1962, the children have been in the actual physical custody of their…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Guardianship of PetersonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
- Adoption of EasleyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Ralph B. v. State Department of HealthCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
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