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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. S.F. 22657.

1 Cal.3d 1 (1969)

459 P.2d 897

81 Cal. Rptr. 345

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Respondent; GEORGE M., Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

October 23, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Thomas C. Lynch, Attorney General, Elizabeth Palmer, Deputy Attorney General, and Martin Hineser for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Loy D. Wright for Real Party in Interest.

OPINION

BURKE, J.

Petitioners in this prohibition matter are the Department of Social Welfare of the State of California (Department) and Margaret M., an adoptive parent. They seek to prevent respondent superior court from exercising jurisdiction over the petition of real party in interest, Margaret's former husband George M., to set aside a decree of adoption as provided in Civil Code section 227b on the ground of feeblemindedness...

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