Gilley v. Anthony

CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Juvenile Court of Dallas County, Texas denying appellant’s petition to adopt a minor child, the daughter of appellant’s wife by a former marriage to appellee. The only petition appearing in this record is styled, “First Amended Petition for Adoption” and was filed May 27, 1965, in which appellant Gilley alleges that he is lawfully married to the natural mother of the child sought to be adopted and that such mother joins him in the petition. He further alleged:

“Petitioner would further show that the natural father of the child…