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BRIDGES v. NICELY

No. 44, September Term, 1985.

304 Md. 1 (1985)

497 A.2d 142

JERRY WAYNE BRIDGES v. BEVERLY ANN NICELY.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

September 10, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul W. Barnett, Cumberland, for appellant.

William J. Trozzo, Cumberland, for appellee.

Argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, ELDRIDGE, COLE, RODOWSKY, COUCH and McAULIFFE, JJ.

MURPHY, Chief Judge.

Maryland Code (1984), §§ 5-307(a) and 5-309(a) of the Family Law Article provide, respectively, that "[a]ny individual, whether a minor or an adult, may be adopted" and "[a]ny adult may petition a court to decree an adoption."1 The sole question presented in this case is whether Maryland law permits adoption by the natural father of a child born out of wedlock.

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