Legal Opinion
Beltran v. Heim
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 19, 1968No. [No. 32, September Term, 1967.]PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHorney, J.
The question presented by this appeal is whether the natural father unlawfully withheld his consent to the adoption of his daughter by the present husband of his former wife. The chancellor decreed adoption.
The natural father, Claudio F. Beltran, was born in Costa Rica and is a naturalized citizen of Venezuela. He married the mother of the child, Catherine E. Beltran, nee Anderson (whose present married surname is Heim), on March 14, 1960, while he was a student at the American University. The child, Marie-Claudette Odilie Beltran, was born in Washington, D. C., on October 24, 1963. The…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Walker v. GardnerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
- Winter v. Director of the Department of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
- Logan v. CoupCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
- Shetler v. FinkCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1963
- King v. ShandrowskiCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
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3Cited by25 opinions
- In Re Adoption/Guardianship No. 3598Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1997
- Bridges v. NicelyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- Kottsick v. CarlsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
- Dawson v. EversbergCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- Pritchett v. Executive Director of the Social Service BoardNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
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