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IN RE PREWITT

No. 2 CA-CIV 1134.

17 Ariz. App. 396 (1972)

498 P.2d 470

In the Matter of the Estate of Wade C. PREWITT, Deceased. Gracia R. PREWITT, Appellant, v. Carolyn Prewitt JONES, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2.

Rehearing Denied July 20, 1972.

Review Denied September 19, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Gabusi, Yuma, for appellant.

Polley & Polley, by Wes Polley, Bisbee, for appellee.

KRUCKER, Chief Judge.

This appeal is taken from a probate court order in proceedings to determine heirship. Appellant, surviving spouse of the decedent, challenges the court's determination that appellee is the decedent's daughter by equitable adoption.

In 1946, Ruby Doud of Houston, Texas, gave birth to a child, Carolyn Doud. When the child was approximately three weeks old, Wade and Lucille Prewitt, also residents of Houston, went to Mrs. Doud to discuss...

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