Legal Opinion
Straszewicz v. Gallman
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 2, 1977No. Civ. 990PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The mother of a minor child filed in the Circuit Court of Sumter County a petition alleging that the natural father of the minor child and former husband of the mother had abandoned the child within the meaning of Tit. 27, § 3, Code of Alabama 1940.
The mother further alleged that her present husband was desirous of adopting the child. She specifically asked the circuit court to find that the natural father had abandoned the child and that the circuit court authorize the Probate Court of Sumter County to allow the present husband to adopt the child without the consent of the natural father.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Craig v. RootSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
- Abney v. DeLoachSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
- Lankford v. HollingsworthSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
- Bell v. KingSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
- Franklin v. WhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Matter of RobertsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
- Holcomb v. BomarCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- K.L.B. v. W.M.F.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002
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