MAYER v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE

No. 7589.

402 P.2d 942 (1965)

75 N.M. 201

Daniel John MAYER and Roberta Lea Mayer, Petitioners-Appellees, v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE of the State of New Mexico, Respondent-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

June 7, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl E. Hartley, Atty. Gen., Julia C. Southerland, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for appellant.

Dale B. Dilts, Albuquerque, for appellees.


CHAVEZ, Justice.

Appellant Department of Public Welfare appeals from a decree of adoption entered by the lower court in favor of appellees.

The undisputed facts show that appellees are husband and wife and are seeking to adopt Donald Ellis Bloodworth, a child born April 13, 1957, to appellee Roberta Lea Mayer and Ellis Bloodworth during their marriage. Roberta Lea Mayer was divorced from Ellis Bloodworth on January 24, 1958, and subsequently married appellee...

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