Legal Opinion

Ellis v. Catholic Charities

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 13, 1997No. 71A03-9701-JV-22PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STATON, Judge.

Terry Ellis, the natural mother of infant C. E., seeks to withdraw her consent to terminate her parental rights. She contends that Catholic Charities, the private organization that facilitated the adoption of her child duped her into signing a consent to terminate her parental rights by promising her that she would still be able to visit her child after he was adopted. The trial court ruled that her consent was valid, and terminated her parental rights. Tiffany presents three issues on appeal:

I. Whether she should be allowed to withdraw her consent because she objected in…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Matter of Estate of BankoIndiana Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Rhodes v. ShirleyIndiana Supreme Court · 1955
  3. Lever Bros. Co. v. LangdocIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. Matter of Adoption of HewittIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. Snyder v. Shelby County Department of Public WelfareIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ellis v. Catholic CharitiesIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Matter of Parent-Child Rel. of EllisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1997
  3. Neal v. Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of M.N.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  4. Neal v. Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of M.N.Indiana Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Neal v. Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of M.N.Indiana Supreme Court · 2003

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