Legal Opinion
N.B. v. Howard
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 8, 1986No. 50737PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOWD, Presiding Judge.
Defendant, Corlett Howard, natural mother, appeals the juvenile court’s order denying her motion to dismiss the petition for adoption of her child and ordering the adoption to proceed. Her motion was based on the contention that her consent to the adoption was invalid.
The dispositive issue here is whether the order of the juvenile court is final for the purpose of appeal. The issue is raised sua sponte because it determines the jurisdiction of this court. Mainstreet Enterprises, Inc., v. City of Berkeley, 656 S.W.2d 284, 285 (Mo.App.1983).
Appeal in adoption cases lies…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Marsch v. WilliamsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
- Hoevelman v. Reorganized School District R2 of Crawford CountyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1968
- In Re Adoption of D___ R___ E___Missouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- Mainstreet Enterprises, Inc. v. City of BerkeleyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- Kuta v. CollierMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re Adoption of J____ G____ L____, Jr.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1993
- J ___ E ___ S v. D ___ L ___ SMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
- C.C. v. H.C.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1993