Legal Opinion
Vice v. May
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided November 2, 1983No. Civ. 3696PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a child adoption case.
On September 9, 1976, Raymond B. May, Sr., and Mary Ruth May, the father and mother of Deborah Kay May Vice and grandparents of her minor daughter, Kristie Aileen May, petitioned for adoption of their granddaughter. Since April 1976 the child, who was born on January 28, 1975, had lived with the Mays while Deborah traveled with a carnival except for brief intervals.
The Mays' petition alleged that the whereabouts of Deborah were, at that time, unknown and that she had, since the child's birth, failed to contribute anything to her support and maintenance. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Schwaiger v. HeadrickSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
- Ex Parte Wilson Lumber Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1982
- Davis v. TurnerCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1975
- Gillespie v. BaileyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- State Department of Human Resources v. SmithCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1990
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