Burdette v. Dietz

Tom Glaze, Judge.

Appellant, Mary Beth Moore Burdette, the natural mother of Robert Eugene Burdette, age nine, brings this appeal from a judgment of the Sebastian Probate Court, appointing the appellee guardian of the person and estate of the child, with authority to consent to adoption.

The minor child has been in the care and custody of Family and Children’s Services, Arkansas Social Services, since June 29, 1984. Appellee, Richard L. Dietz, Administrator of Adoption Services for Arkansas Social Services, filed a petition pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. Section 56-128 (Supp. 1985), seeking…