Legal Opinion
Wilkins v. Wilkins
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 27, 1949PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.
The petitioners, Bray E. Wilkins and his wife Angela Wilkins, are the parents of Joan M. Wilkins, who was born October 21, 1942. On March 2, 1944, Charlotte T. Wilkins, a sister of the child’s father, was appointed guardian of the person and estate of the child after a hearing, “it further appearing that the father, who is in foreign military service of the United States, has assented thereto in writing, and that the mother is unfit to have the custody of said minor.” The validity of the appointment of the guardian is not questioned.
On March 20, 1947, the present petitioners petitioned for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Richards v. ForrestMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Stone v. DuffyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Bottoms v. CarlzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Stinson v. MeeganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
- Cassen v. CassenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- In Re the Department of Public Welfare to Dispense With Consent to AdoptionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Freeman v. ChaplicMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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