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MARTIN v. PUTNAM

No. 54111.

427 So.2d 1373 (1983)

William M. MARTIN & Clarice Martin v. Hugh Davis PUTNAM, Jr. & Donna Stokes Putnam. In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF W.M.H., a Child.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 9, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin A. Kilpatrick, Greenville, for appellant.

John H. Cox, III, Greenville, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, C.J., and ROY NOBLE LEE and PRATHER, JJ.

PATTERSON, Chief Justice, for the Court:

Hugh Davis Putnam, Jr., and Donna Stokes Putnam, his wife, filed a petition for the adoption of W.M.H. in the Chancery Court of Washington County. Joined as respondents were Dr. William M. Martin and his wife, Clarice Martin, as well as Jerry and Debbie Hughes, M.'s natural parents. Dr. Martin is M.'s natural grandfather and Clarice Martin is M.'s step-grandmother, both of whom are also M.'s legal custodians by court decree...

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