Legal Opinion
D.A. v. D.R.L.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided November 7, 1986No. S-976PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
I. Background.
D.A. brings this appeal from the superior court’s denial of his petition to adopt L.R.A. In his petition D.A. alleged that L.R.A.’s natural father failed significantly without justifiable cause to meaningfully communicate with her for a period of over one year, thereby obviating the necessity of obtaining the natural father’s con*769sent to the adoption.1 The child’s natural father, D.R.L., failed to appear at the first scheduled hearing on the adoption petition. At that time, Judge Gonzales ruled that notice to the natural father of the filing of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- D. L. J. v. W. D. R.Alaska Supreme Court · 1981
- In re J.J.J.Alaska Supreme Court · 1986
- R.N.T. v. J.R.G.Alaska Supreme Court · 1983
- S.M.K. v. R.G.G.Alaska Supreme Court · 1985
3Cited by9 opinions
- Bruce L. v. W.E.Alaska Supreme Court · 2011
- In re D.J.A.Alaska Supreme Court · 1990
- PEOPLE EX REL. STATE OF WYO. v. StoutColorado Court of Appeals · 1998
- People ex. rel. State ex. rel. Watson v. StoutColorado Court of Appeals · 1998
- Da v. DrlAlaska Supreme Court · 1986
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