State ex rel. County of Stearns v. Klasen
Supreme Court of Minnesota
A member of the board of charities of the city of St. Cloud petitioned the probate court for Stearns county to name Eva F. Donnelly the guardian of her six dependent children, all under the age of 10, and to fix the amount of money not exceeding $10 per month, for each of said children which it deemed necessary for the county to contribute toward their support in the home of their mother.
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A member of the board of charities of the city of St. Cloud petitioned the probate court for Stearns county to name Eva F. Donnelly the guardian of her six dependent children, all under the age of 10, and to fix the amount of money not exceeding $10 per month, for each of said children which it deemed necessary for the county to contribute toward their support in the home of their mother. In behalf of Stearns county the county attorney moved that the application for aid for the delinquent children be dismissed, and that the aid be not granted. The court, Klasen, J., made findings and pursuant…
1Opinion of the CourtPhilip E. Brown, J.
Certiorari to review an order of the probate court of Stearns county, of date July 29, 1913, determining certain children to be destitute and dependent upon the public for support, committing them to the care and custody of their mother, appointing her the guardian of their persons and estate, and directing the county to contribute $15 per month towards their support.
1. Did the probate court have jurisdiction? Laws 1905, p. 418, c. 285 (the juvenile court act) defined dependent, neglected, and delinquent children, authorized the district court in counties whose population exceeded 50,000 to…
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