Legal Opinion

Carter v. Carter

Utah Supreme Court

Decided June 7, 1967No. 10751PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELLETT, Justice.

The plaintiff was awarded a decree of divorce from the defendant on March 14, 1949. Within two weeks thereafter the parties reconciled their differences and lived together for some fourteen years. They did not cause the decree to be set aside, and so it became final six months from the day it was entered by the.clerk in *184the judgment docket. A child was born to the parties in April of 1951 and has been reared by the parties and acknowledged by the defendant as his child. Hence, the child is his legitimate child by adoption pursuant to Section 78-30-12, U.C.A.1953. See In re…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In re Garr's EstateUtah Supreme Court · 1906
  2. Westerlund v. HamlinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1925
  3. Witman v. Webner, (No. 1)Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1932

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Bernard v. AtteburyUtah Supreme Court · 1981
  2. MacE v. WebbUtah Supreme Court · 1980
  3. MacE v. WebbUtah Supreme Court · 1980

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