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    This case digest discusses the Cervantes vs. Fajardo case. Angelie Anne Cervantes, born to common-law spouses Conrado Fajardo and Gina Carreon, was offered for adoption to Gina's sister and brother-in-law, the petitioners. The petitioners cared for the child since she was two weeks old. The issue is whether the adopting parents have rights over the adopted child. The court ruled that the child would be freed from the parental authority of her natural parents and that the adopting parents appeared more capable of supporting the minor and giving her a better future.

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    This case digest discusses the Cervantes vs. Fajardo case. Angelie Anne Cervantes, born to common-law spouses Conrado Fajardo and Gina Carreon, was offered for adoption to Gina's sister and brother-in-law, the petitioners. The petitioners cared for the child since she was two weeks old. The issue is whether the adopting parents have rights over the adopted child. The court ruled that the child would be freed from the parental authority of her natural parents and that the adopting parents appeared more capable of supporting the minor and giving her a better future.

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    This case digest discusses the Cervantes vs. Fajardo case. Angelie Anne Cervantes, born to common-law spouses Conrado Fajardo and Gina Carreon, was offered for adoption to Gina's sister and brother-in-law, the petitioners. The petitioners cared for the child since she was two weeks old. The issue is whether the adopting parents have rights over the adopted child. The court ruled that the child would be freed from the parental authority of her natural parents and that the adopting parents appeared more capable of supporting the minor and giving her a better future.

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    This case digest discusses the Cervantes vs. Fajardo case. Angelie Anne Cervantes, born to common-law spouses Conrado Fajardo and Gina Carreon, was offered for adoption to Gina's sister and brother-in-law, the petitioners. The petitioners cared for the child since she was two weeks old. The issue is whether the adopting parents have rights over the adopted child. The court ruled that the child would be freed from the parental authority of her natural parents and that the adopting parents appeared more capable of supporting the minor and giving her a better future.

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    7/18/2019 Cervantes vs. Fajardo case digest F.

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    CERVANTES V FAJARDO

    Facts:Angelie Anne Cervantes, a minor, born on Feb. 14, 1987 to respondents Conrado Fajardo
    and Gina Carreon, who are Common-law h sband and wi!e, was o!!ered !or adoption to Gina
    Carreon"s sister and brother in law, therein petitioners #enaida Carreon-Cervantes and $elson
    Cervantes. %etitioners too& 'are and ' stod( o! the 'hild when she was barel( two wee&s old. An
    a!!idavit o! Consent o! adoption o! the 'hild b( the petitioners was e)e' ted b( respondent Gina
    Carreon on April *9, 1987 and !iled be!ore the + C o! +i al. ometime d ring /ar'h or April o!
    1987, the adoptive parents re'eived !rom the respondents demanding to be paid the amo nt o!
    %10 , . , otherwise, the( wo ld not get their 'hild ba'&. %etitioners re! sed. And as a res lt,
    while petitioners were o t at wor&, Gina Carreon too& the 'hild !rom their (a(a and bro ght her to
    her ho se in %arana2 e and there pon said that she had no desire to give p her 'hild and that the
    a!!idavit 'onsent was not ! ll( e)plained to her and she will ret rn the 'hild onl( i! she were paid the
    amo nt o! %10 , .

    ISSUE: 3hether or not Adopting parents have the right to 'are and ' stod( o! the adopted 'hild
    and e)er'ise parental a thorit( and responsibilit( over 'hild

    HELD: 5 . As an adopted 'hild, the 'hild will be 6!reed !rom parental a thorit( o! her nat ral
    parents as well as the legal obligation and maintenan'e to them and that !rom now on shall be, !or all
    legal intents and p rposes, &nown as Angelie Anne Cervantes, a 'hild herein petitioners and 'apable
    o! inheriting their estate. Conse2 entl(, even tho gh the 'hild was below 7 (ears o! age, the 'o rts
    'an still de'ide where it best s ites the interest o! the 'hild and deprive Gina Carreon o! ' stod( on
    gro nds that the 'hild will not have a s itable environment with her, nli&e with the adoptive parents
    who appear to be morall(, ph(si'al, !inan'iall( and so'iall( 'apable o! s pporting the minor and
    giving her a ! t re better than that o! her nat ral mother.

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