Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Family Services Division, Region Two
Utah Supreme Court
Decided August 24, 1976No. 14317PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CROCKETT, Justice:
Plaintiff instituted this proceeding in the district court to restrain defendant Family Services from placing her grandchild out for adoption until she could have a hearing on her own fitness as custodian and/or adoptive parent. A temporary restraining order, and an order to show cause why it should not be made permanent, were issued. Upon the hearing thereon, the court vacated the restraining order and refused to grant the plaintiff a hearing on her petition. Its order includes the recital that “ . . . grandparents have no enforceable legal rights to the custody of a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Weichman v. WeichmanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- State in Interest of JWFUtah Supreme Court · 1990
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