Eacret v. Dews

This appeal is from a decree allowing the petition to adopt Patricia Lee Dews, a minor. Petitioner Evelyn Eacret is the paternal grandmother of the minor child. Mrs. Eacret’s present husband, Marion Eacret, joined her in the petition. The natural father, Thomas Dews, consented to the adoption. The natural mother, Mary Dews, withheld her consent and contested the adoption.

The petition for adoption was filed April 19, 1971. Jurisdiction to proceed with the adoption, in the absence of the natural mother’s consent, was sought under ORS 109.324. The relevant portion of ORS 109.324 provides:

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