Legal Opinion
James v. Holy Family Adoption Service
California Supreme Court
Decided October 15, 1954No. L. A. 23105PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTratnor, J.
The Holy Family Adoption Service (hereinafter called Holy Family), a licensed adoption agency, appeals from an order granting the petition of Mrs. Edna M. James to adopt an illegitimate child known as Patricia McDonald.
The natural mother of the child duly relinquished it for adoption to Holy Family pursuant to Civil Code, section 224m. Within three weeks after its birth Holy Family placed it with Mrs. James and her husband, who at that time signed an agreement to accept the child upon the conditions stated therein. Under the agreement the child was placed on a one-year probationary basis; any…
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