Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Culpepper
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided March 8, 1978No. Civ. 1337PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an adoption case. This matter began with the petition of the stepfather Culpepper in the probate court requesting adoption of Taunya Thomas, age four years. The petition alleged that consent of the father to adoption was unnecessary because he had abandoned the child.
After hearing the testimony, the probate court found that consent of the father was unnecessary because of abandonment and loss of guardianship. The circuit court reviewed the judgment of the probate court by certiorari and determined that the decision of the probate court should be affirmed because of abandonment.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States of America Ex Rel. Carl G. Gerchman v. James F. Maroney, Superintendent State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Hamby v. HambySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1975
- Lankford v. HollingsworthSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
- Claunch v. EntrekinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1961
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re Adoption of K. L. G.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1982
- Worley v. JinksCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- Gillespie v. BaileyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- Matter of Adoption of Benigno-WhiteNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1987
- Steele v. McDanielCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
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