Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Jackson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 10, 1971No. 5573PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
Appellant, Dr. Leroy Jackson, married Leah Jones Jackson in Richmond, Virginia, on September 6, 1958. At the time of the marriage the appellee-wife had a four-year-old child, Vicki, born of a previous marriage. The husband accepted Vicki as part of the family and treated her as if she were his own daughter. Both prior to and during the marriage there were discussions between the Jacksons about Vicki’s adoption by the husband. At first there appear to have been financial barriers to the adoption, but thereafter the husband was reticent to proceed because he thought that…
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- Amadeo v. AmadeoNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
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