Legal Opinion
Doe v. Baby Girl
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 28, 2008No. 26425PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice WALLER:
In this interstate adoption case, appellants John and Jane Doe directly appeal from two South Carolina family court orders. The first order dismissed appellants’ adoption action based on jurisdictional grounds. The second order enforced an Illinois decree which ordered the return of the baby girl to respondent Birthmother in Illinois. We reverse.
FACTS
On June 16, 2006, Birthmother gave birth in Illinois to a lull-term baby girl (“Baby Girl”). On June 19, 2006, court proceedings were held in Illinois circuit court. Attorney Denise Patton represented Birthmother who stated under…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re Adoption/Guardianship No. 3598Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1997
- In Re Amberley D.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
- People Ex Rel. AjcSupreme Court of Colorado · 2004
- Jackson v. HendricksSupreme Court of Vermont · 2005
- Ex Parte DBSupreme Court of Alabama · 2007
3Cited by5 opinions
- J.M.W. v. T.I.Z.Utah Supreme Court · 2011
- Adoptive Couple v. Baby GirlSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2012
- Nevares v. Adoptive CoupleUtah Supreme Court · 2016
- Brown v. DeLappSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2013
- South Carolina Department of Social Services v. TranCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2016