Legal Opinion
Bauer v. McClure
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided February 6, 1990No. 34A02-8810-CV-373PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASE SUMMARY
BUCHANAN, Judge.
The appellant Forest O. Bauer (Forest), the natural father of Benjamin Forest Bauer (Benjamin), appeals from the grant of a decree of adoption entered in favor of Dennis M. McClure (Dennis), Benjamin’s *393step-father, and Mary Ann McClure (Mary Ann), Benjamin’s natural mother, claiming that he was denied his right to counsel at the final adoption hearing and that the judgment was not supported by sufficient evidence.
We reverse and remand.
FACTS
The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that Mary Ann and Forest were married from March, 1980 to June, 1983. Benjamin…
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