Gray v. Gladney Center

John F. Stroud, Jr., Chief Judge.

Kristal Nelson and Lisa Gray, as next friend of Kristal Nelson, appeal the decision of the trial judge to deny their petition to set aside an interlocutory order of adoption. We affirm the trial court’s decision denying the petition.

In the early morning hours of July 17, 2000, Kristal Nelson, an unmarried seventeen-year-old pregnant girl, was admitted to UAMS in labor. She arrived at the hospital accompanied by her friend, Crystal Roe; Nelson’s parents were unaware that she was pregnant. Nelson ultimately was required to deliver her baby boy by Cesarean…