Storey v. Shumaker

In a proceeding filed by defendants in error Helen M. Shumaker and John C. Shumaker for the adoption of Pamela Ann Storey, a final decree of adoption was issued in favor of said defendants in error on September 5, 1953. Plaintiff in error, mother of the child, herein referred to as the mother, by writ of error seeks to set aside said adoption decree.

The record herein discloses that on January 19, 1951, John C. Shumaker filed in the county court of Jefferson county what is denominated a petition in dependency, in which it was alleged that the minor child was a dependent and neglected child…