Legal Opinion
Green v. Paul
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 16, 1947No. 38220PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Justice.
On March 7th 1945, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carter Green petitioned the Ninth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Rapides to adopt Patricia Paul, the seven year old daughter of Charles S. Paul, issue of his marriage with Annie Mae Lauderdale, deceased. Mrs. Green is the half-sister of the child’s father.
The petitioners alleged that they have had custody of the child for the last 14 months by and with the consent of the surviving parent, Charles S. Paul; that they love the child as their own; that they are well able to take care of her and that they desire to adopt her. They…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- In Re Adoption of a MinorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Wyness v. CrowleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- State ex rel. Platzer v. BeardsleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- Adoption of Mary, Marilyn Shelton and Ernest WallMissouri Court of Appeals · 1946
- Lee v. Thomas Et UxCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
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3Cited by53 opinions
- In Re AckenhausenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- In Re Adoption of BGSSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- Bridges v. NicelyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- State Ex Rel. Martin v. GarzaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
- Roy v. SpeerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
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