Legal Opinion

Matter of Adoption of RDS

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided February 23, 1990No. C-89-5PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MACY, Justice.

Appellant, the maternal grandmother of RDS, appeals from an order of the district court, dismissing her petition for visitation rights with RDS. Appellees are the adoptive parents of RDS. The district court dismissed Appellant's petition for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.

We affirm.

Appellant raises the following issues: 1

1. Did the district court abuse its discretion by granting Appellees’ motion to dismiss without hearing the matter on its merits?

2. Did the district court err in deciding that the oral agreement between Appellant and Appellees was…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Poe v. CaseSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
  2. Matter of Adoption of GardinerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  3. Wyoming Insurance Department v. Avemco Insurance Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Halliburton Co. v. McAdams, Roux & Associates, Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Price v. SorrellWyoming Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Frame v. NehlsMichigan Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Michael v. HertzlerWyoming Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Hede v. GilstrapWyoming Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Matter of SYMWyoming Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Preston v. MercieriSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1990

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