Trevino v. Garcia

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that adoption by estoppel is inapplicable to establishing custodial rights
• declining to recognize the doctrine of equitable adoption where state statute required a judicial order for adoption
• “A habeas corpus proceeding will not be used to determine custody of a child”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).