Marsolf v. Clayton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

O’Connor, J.:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court denying the petition filed by Gary Lee Wiley and Freída Mae Wiley (petitioners-appellants) for the adoption of Terry Kay Marsolf, a minor child of Carolyn Sue (Marsolf) Clayton (respondentappellee). For convenience, the appellants will be referred to as the Wileys, and the appellee as Mrs. Marsolf.

The determinative question involves the lack of consent to the adoption by Mrs. Marsolf’s former husband, Gail Ray Marsolf.

The material facts are not in substantial dispute. The Marsolfs…