Legal Opinion
Adoption of Pierce
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 16, 1971No. Civ. 35629PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STEPHENS, Acting P. J.
This appeal is from an order of adoption granting the step-father’s petition for adoption of the minor, Shana (also known as “Shayna”). The appellant is the natural father of the minor and objected to the petition for adoption. He contends that though the child was born out of wedlock and neither parent was then married to another, by certain acts of his the child had been legitimated in accordance with the provisions of Civil Code section 230, 1 and that the consent of both parents of a legitimated child must be obtained prior to any adoption, and he has not…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Estate of BairdCalifornia Supreme Court · 1924
- Gird v. BennettCalifornia Supreme Court · 1910
- Guardianship of SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Cheryl H. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
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