Quarles v. French
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
Steele Hays, Justice.
The issue raised by this appeal is whether grandparents who have been granted visitation rights pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. § 57-135 (Supp. 1979) have standing to intervene in proceedings for the adoption of their grandchildren, children of their deceased son. The trial court held that they did not. We have concluded that they do have limited standing to be heard and reverse.
The appellants, Alfred and Florence Quarles, are the natural grandparents of Tony Dewayne Quarles (French) and Charles Waylon Quarles (French), children of Patricia Quarles French and Jeffery Quarles,…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Armstrong v. ManzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Poe v. CaseSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
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- Cotten v. HamblinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1961
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