Rethaber v. Baumann

BARROW, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by the paternal grandparents of a one-year-old orphan boy from the judgment granting the petition of his maternal grandparents for leave to adopt said boy and changing his name to Steven Jay Baumann.

Appellants assert two points: “1. The method of the adoption of Steven Rethaber is a statutory proceeding and the statute has to be followed as there is no common law recognition of adoption. 2. Steven Retha-ber is not a person subject to adoption without specific consent thereof.” Appellants urge under these points that the adoption is invalid because of…