Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Braa
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 16, 1990No. C1-89-259PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Justice.
The court of appeals held petitioner Virginia Marie Carlson could inherit from her adoptive mother, Marie Braa, even though the adoptive parents had committed Carlson to the permanent custody, control and guardianship of the commissioner of public welfare in 1956. Under the specific facts of this case, we hold the final commitment order permanently terminated Marie Braa’s parental rights and severed Carlson’s right to inherit from her adoptive mother.
Virginia Marie (Ronning) Carlson was born on May 27, 1944 in Two Harbors, Minnesota. Carlson was removed from her natural parents…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re Adoption of AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
- Green-Glo Turf Farms, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Sherman v. Bureau of Catholic CharitiesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- In re Estate of BraaCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1989
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