· 2/5/1957
Barwin v. Reidy
Citations
- 307 P.2d 175
- 62 N.M. 183
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “The, judicial severance of the relation of parent and child ... should not be accomplished except under the most adequate safeguards against abuse .”
- children should not be taken from their parents who have properly discharged their responsibilities, unless the parents are in agreement
- the court must look to the circumstances of a particular case to determine whether to revoke an adoption because of fees paid to the natural parents
- the court must look to the circumstances of a particular case to determine whether to revoke an adoption because of fees paid to the natural parents
- sale of children constituted abandonment as a matter of law
- sale of children constituted abandonment as a matter of law
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Judges: Compton, Kiker, Lujan, McGHEE, Sadler
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