Allen Et Ux v. Allen

This is a delicate and difficult case. Plaintiffs-appellants are the adoptive parents of the defendant Debra Jeanne Allen. This is a suit by them attempting to abrogate the adoption proceeding which created that status. The defendant Waverly Baby Home, of Portland, is a licensed child-caring agency, certified as provided by ORS 419.112.

The disposition of the case requires a brief summary of the chronological facts. At the outset of this *666case the trial court wisely entered an order impounding the clerk’s file, rendering it secret. Unfortunately, the record on appeal and this opinion impair the…