WILSON v. FAMILY SERVICES DIVISION, REGION TWO

No. 15033.

572 P.2d 682 (1977)

Mrs. Edward WILSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. FAMILY SERVICES DIVISION, REGION TWO, State of Utah, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

November 17, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lyle J. Barnes, Kaysville, for plaintiff and appellant.

Robert B. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Franklyn B. Matheson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, Ernest W. Jones, Asst. Weber County Atty., Ogden, for defendant and respondent.


ELLETT, Chief Justice:

This case was before us in 1976 wherein Mrs. Wilson appealed from a ruling of the trial court to the effect that she, as a grandmother, had no standing to interfere with the Family Services Division in its placement of her grandson for adoption.1 This Court reversed and held that the blood relationship between grandparent and grandchild is such that the court should have continued a stay of proceedings order until...

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