· 7/1/1880
Goodale v. Fifteenth District Court
Citations
- 56 Cal. 26
- 1880 Cal. LEXIS 345
How courts have described this case
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- 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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