Martini v. Price

1] Antonio Martini appeals from a final decree of adoption granting an adoption petition filed by his ex-wife’s current spouse, Christopher Price, in which Price sought to adopt Martini’s daughter and former stepson without Martini’s consent. The Faulkner County Circuit Court found that appellant’s consent to the adoptions was not necessary because he had failed for a period of at least one year without justifiable cause to communicate with the children. Appellant argues that the circuit court erred by finding that his consent was not necessary and by finding that it was in his former…