Martin v. Martin

875 S.W.2d 819 (1994)

316 Ark. 765

Rachael MARTIN, Appellant,

v.

Greg MARTIN and Alice Martin, Appellees.

No. 93-935.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 2, 1994.

Martha P. Gilpatrick, Jonesboro, for appellant.

Richard Rhodes, Osceola, for appellees.

GLAZE, Justice.

In this adoption case, Rachael, the natural mother, and the adoptive parents, Rachael's brother and sister-in-law, appeared with an attorney before the probate judge on December 10, 1991, to present a petition for adoption. The judge, however, refused to approve the petition and enter an interlocutory decree because Rachael had executed her…