Legal Opinion
Matter of Adoption of Lybrand
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 23, 1997No. 97-94PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
946 S.W.2d 946 (1997)
329 Ark. 163
In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF Kristen Dyan LYBRAND.
John Wesley KING, Appellant,
v.
Sharon LYBRAND, Appellee.
No. 97-94.
Supreme Court of Arkansas.
June 23, 1997.
Sam Heuer, Little Rock, for Appellant.
NEWBERN, Justice.
This is an adoption case in which the natural father of the adopted child challenges the adoption on the ground that he received no notice and did not give his consent. He further contends the adoption was not in the best interest of the child. We affirm the decision.
The appellant, John Wesley King, and a woman whose name is now Sharon Lybrand…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Pender v. McKeeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
- Vanderpool v. Fidelity & Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
- Haase v. StarnesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
- Harper v. CaskinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
- Morrison v. JenningsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Vick v. CecilSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2007
- In Re Adoption of AmcSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2007
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