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DRIETH v. LIGHTFOOT

No. 4830.

446 S.W.2d 390 (1969)

Walter DRIETH, Appellant, v. Curtis E. LIGHTFOOT, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Denied November 6, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Duren, Riley J. Simpson, Copperas Cove, for appellant.

Ira Butler, Jr., Ft. Worth, for appellee.

OPINION

HALL, Justice.

This appeal is from an order denying the petition of appellant for permission to adopt the three children born to his wife, Cynthia, while she was married to appellee. The children are two girls, ages 13 and 7, and a boy, age 10.

The petition for adoption was grounded upon that part of section 6(a) of Article 46a, Vernon's Annotated Texas Civil Statutes, which provides that the adoption of a child shall be permitted on the...

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