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IN RE ADOPTION OF A MINOR

No. 12549.

228 F.2d 446 (1955)

In re ADOPTION OF A MINOR

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 7, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Joseph Forer, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. David Rein, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellants.

Before BAZELON, DANAHER and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges.

BAZELON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the District Court's denial of a petition for adoption of a child, filed by the natural mother1 and stepfather. Petitioners' pertinent allegations are: The child was born out of wedlock in 1949. The natural father, who is white, has never supported the child and his whereabouts are unknown. The mother, a housewife, is white; she consents to adoption by the stepfather, a Negro, whom she married...

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