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BROWN v. RAINES

611 S.W.2d 594 (1980)

Barbara Ann (White) BROWN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ernest Ray RAINES and Margaret Helen Jones Raines, Respondents-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section, at Nashville.

Certiorari Denied February 2, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Arkovitz, Nashville, for petitioner-appellant.

Ralph P. Christian, Nashville, for respondents-appellees.

Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court February 2, 1981.

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

There are two questions in this appeal: (1) May a parent of minor children who joins in a petition to allow them to be adopted later attack the adoption decree because no formal surrender was signed? and (2) Even if the decree is subject to attack, are the allegations and proof sufficient to obtain relief from a final judgment under Rule 60 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil...

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