Matter of Adoption of Martindale

W.H.“Dub” Arnold, Chief Justice.

This case raises the issue of whether the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 41(a) voluntary nonsuit provision is applicable to adoption proceedings. Jurisdiction is proper pursuant to Rule l-2(a) (3) as an interpretation of the Arkansas Revised Uniform Adoption Act, Ark. Code Ann. § 9-9-201 et seq. (1993 & Supp. 1995), and the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure.

Appellee is the biological mother of Baby Boy Martindale who was born on March 22, 1995. Prior to her child’s birth, appellee contacted an adoption agency, Adoption Services, Inc., to make…