Legal Opinion
Walter v. August
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 16, 1960No. Civ. 18998PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuniway, J.
Appeal from a judgment setting aside a decree of adoption. We conclude that the judgment must be reversed.
On June 10, 1953, Mr. and Mrs. August, the defendants who are appealing in this matter, filed in the Superior Court, Contra Costa County, a petition to have the child, who was then living with them, declared free of the custody and control of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter, the successful plaintiffs below. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 701, subd. (a).) The petition alleged the names of the parents, and that the petitioners had no information as to their whereabouts, but did not contain the…
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3Cited by18 opinions
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