Mingo v. Heckler’s Empirical Analysis
745 F.2d 537 · 1984
Citation profile
1 state decisions
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 416 (§ 216 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Richardson v. Perales · United States v. McConney · Charbonnages De France v. Smith · McLinn F/v Fjord Johnson F/v Supersonic Churchill v. F/v Fjord F/v Supersonic F/v Supersonic · Sample v. Schweiker
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“[T]he adoptee lived with the adoptive parent for a number of years; the adoptee assumed the adoptive parent's surname; the adoptive parent told the adoptee that he or she was adopted; the adoptive parent publicly acknowledged the adoptee as his or her child; the adoptee considered and conducted himself or herself as a natural child; the adoptee worked or performed services for the adoptive parent; and the adoptive parent attempted legally to adopt or obtained guardianship papers for the child. Because the factors are merely examples of the type of conduct demonstrating an adoptive parent and child relationship, the claimant need not demonstrate that she satisfies every factor.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[E]quitable adoption requires some form of agreement to adopt, coupled with subsequent objective conduct indicating mutual recognition of an adoptive parent and child relationship to such an extent that in equity and good conscience an adoption should be deemed to have taken place.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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