Legal Opinion
In re the Adoption K.M.M.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided May 16, 1980No. 4321PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIMOND, Senior Justice.
M.O. and his wife, K.M., were divorced in April, 1975. Custody of their two children, K.M.M. and B.M.M., ages six and four respectively, was awarded to their mother, K.M. In May, 1977, K.M. married G.M., and on May 23, 1978, G.M. filed a petition for the adoption of the two children.
M.O., the children’s father, contested the proposed adoption on the basis that his consent was required. On September 18, 1978, the superior court granted the petition for adoption, concluding that M.O.’s consent was not required under AS 20.15.050(a). That statute provides in part:
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Huey v. LenteNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
- In Re the Adoption of BieryMontana Supreme Court · 1974
- Delgado v. FawcettAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
- Kottsick v. CarlsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
- In re Adoption of SchoeppnerOhio Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by24 opinions
- D. L. J. v. W. D. R.Alaska Supreme Court · 1981
- In Re the Adoption of S.K.L.H.Alaska Supreme Court · 2009
- In re J.J.J.Alaska Supreme Court · 1986
- R.N.T. v. J.R.G.Alaska Supreme Court · 1983
- Bruce L. v. W.E.Alaska Supreme Court · 2011
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