Pearson v. Chakmakis
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
CARROLL, CHAS., Judge.
This is an appeal by the mother of the child involved, from a decree granting a petition of the child’s paternal grandparents for his adoption.
The appellant and the child’s father were married in 1949. The subject of the adoption, .a boy who was six years old at the time of the suit, was born to them in 1952, *76Under circumstances more fully outlined below, the child had spent almost all of that time in the care of the petitioners.
Petitioner Apostólos George Chakmakis is a doctor and resides in Miami with his wife to whom he has been married since 1916. He is engaged in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Fieldiing v. HighsmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1943
- Torres v. Van EepoelSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
- Graham v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
- In Re: Mary Elizabeth WhetstoneSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
- Wiggins v. RollsSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re Adoption of LaytonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- Pearson v. ChakmakisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
- Chepan v. MurrayDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975