IN RE ADOPTION OF JOSHUA S.

No. D045067.

33 Cal.Rptr.3d 776 (2005)

ADOPTION OF JOSHUA S., a Minor. Annette F., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Sharon S., Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

September 6, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blatchley & Blatchley and William E. Blatchley, San Diego; John L. Dodd & Associates and John L. Dodd, Tustin, for Defendant and Appellant.

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP and Charles A. Bird, San Diego, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Judith E. Klein, La Mesa, for Minor.


BENKE, Acting P.J.

Sharon S., as the result of artificial insemination, gave birth to a son, Joshua S. Sharon signed an independent adoption agreement that, while preserving her parental rights and control of the child, allowed the adoption of Joshua by her partner, Annette F. Annette filed a petition to adopt Joshua as a second parent. Sharon moved to dismiss the petition on several bases, including that the adoption was unauthorized by statute. The motions were...

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