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· 6/1/1920

Donahue v. Donahue

Citations

  • 253 U.S. 476
  • 40 S. Ct. 583
  • 64 L. Ed. 1021
  • 1920 U.S. LEXIS 1114

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that “all agreements to terminate parental rights must be free from duress and fraud”
  • “Parents may be in an extrajudicial setting when they choose to terminate their rights. For instance, a parent may choose to terminate his or her rights when he or she is in a DHHR office or when he or she is involved in a private adoption proceeding.”

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