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IN RE HELMS' ADOPTION

No. 5827.

281 P.2d 140 (1955)

59 N.M. 177

In the Matter of the Adoption of Velva Joyce HELMS, a Minor. Olan HELMS and Rosalie Helms, Plaintiffs in Error, v. Henry Isaac MEANS, Ruth Means, and the New Mexico Department of Public Welfare, Defendants in Error.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

March 7, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frazier, Cusack & Snead, Roswell, for plaintiffs in error.

George L. Zimmerman, Carrizozo, for defendants in error.

SADLER, Justice.

The question submitted for decision is whether in an adoption proceeding pending in the district court of a given county, based upon written consent of the parents to the adoption of their infant child, the trial court may grant the parents' motion to withdraw their previous consent, and at the same time retain jurisdiction to declare the child a ward of the court and place it under the control and direction of New Mexico Department of Public Welfare...

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