Shriner v. Simmons

BARROW, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment denying an application for writ of habeas corpus brought by Jeannine Chapman Shriner on November 5, 1970, subsequently joined by her husband, Glen Shriner, seeking to set aside a prior judgment of May 6, 1970, whereby two minor children who had been adopted by Jeannine Chapman and her deceased husband, Roy Chapman, were declared to be dependent, the parental rights of Jeannine Chapman were terminated, and the care and custody of said children were awarded to appellee, Margaret Simmons, as a representative of Child Welfare Unit 23 of the…