Legal Opinion
RB v. State, Department of Family Services
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided December 5, 2017No. S-17-0058; S-17-0059PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POX, Justice.
[¶1] RB, the biological father of SSO, entered an appearance to contest adoption proceedings and SSO’s foster parents, the petitioners for adoption, moved to strike his entry of appearance and objection to the adoption. The adoption court determined that RB’s parental rights had previously been terminated, granted the foster parents’ motion to strike, and granted their petition for adoption. RB appeals and we affirm.
ISSUE
[¶2] The issue is whether RB has standing to challenge the adoption of SSO.
FACTS
[¶3] During her short life, SSO has been the subject of three independent…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Lehr v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Northern Laramie Range Foundation v. Converse County Board of County CommissionersWyoming Supreme Court · 2012
- Hoke v. Motel 6 JacksonWyoming Supreme Court · 2006
- Matter of Adoption of MsvwWyoming Supreme Court · 1998
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In the Interest Of: RR, KR and RR, Minor Children, FR v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2021
- Reed v. State (In re AM-LR)Wyoming Supreme Court · 2018