Legal Opinion
In the Matter of the Adoption of O.R., N.R. v. K.G. and C.G.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided September 25, 2014No. 21S01-1409-AD-592PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUCKER, Justice.
The biological parent of a minor child attempted to appeal the trial court’s order granting an adoption petition in favor of third parties. Because the Notice of Appeal was not timely filed, the Court of Appeals dismissed the ease on grounds that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal. Although we affirm the trial court’s judgment, we conclude the untimely filing of a Notice of Appeal is not a jurisdictional bar precluding appellate review.
Facts
O.R. (“Child”) was born out of wedlock in August 2006, and when Child was four months old she was placed in foster care with K.G.…
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