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· 7/1/1880

Goodale v. Fifteenth District Court

Citations

  • 56 Cal. 26
  • 1880 Cal. LEXIS 345

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • father of illegitimate child is a parent, even without legitimation; therefore, father’s parents are relatives for purposes of adoption
  • “It is clear . . . that the putative father is also a parent. . . . [A] [putative] father has some parental rights, as well as duties, in regard to his illegitimate child.”

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Judges: Morrison, Myrick, Sharpstein

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