Legal Opinion
Voss v. Ralston
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 1976No. 4542PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAPER, Justice.
The trial court allowed adoption of the child of a non-consenting father. The crucial question in this appeal, presented by the father-appellant, involves the construction of § 1-710.2, W.S.1957, 1975 Cum. Supp., Laws, 1963, Ch. 59, § 8:
“An adoption may be decreed without the written consent of the parent or parents of the child sought to be adopted where said non-consenting mother or father:
“(a) has been adjudged guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction of cruelty, abuse, or mistreatment of the child; or
“(b) has been judicially deprived of parental' rights or had parental…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- United States v. WiltbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1820
- May v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Lo Sasso v. BraunWyoming Supreme Court · 1963
- Montoya v. McManusNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
- People v. SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Matter of Adoption of VossWyoming Supreme Court · 1976
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- Wyodak Resources Development Corp. v. Wyoming Department of RevenueWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
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