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MALPASS v. MORGAN

192 S.E.2d 794 (1972)

213 Va. 393

William Don MALPASS v. Edgar M. MORGAN, Jr.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 27, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alton G. Hancock, Fairfax, for appellant.

John T. Hazel, Jr., Fairfax (Hazel, Beckhorn & Hanes, Fairfax, on brief), for appellee.

Before SNEAD, C. J., and I'ANSON, CARRICO, GORDON, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN and POFF, JJ.

CARRICO, Justice.

Edgar M. Morgan, Jr., filed in the trial court a petition seeking the adoption and change of name of his stepson, then six years of age. Linda Bloodworth Malpass Morgan, Morgan's wife and the natural mother of the child, joined in the petition to indicate her consent. William Don Malpass, the natural father of the child, was given notice of the petition, and he filed an answer objecting to the adoption. The trial court, after hearing evidence, ruled...

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