Legal Opinion

Adoption of N.W.R. M.R. v. R.B. and R.B., and Indiana Dept. of Child Services

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided July 10, 2012No. 36A01-1109-AD-407PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

M.R. appeals the trial court’s order granting a petition to adopt N.W.R. (or “the child”) filed by Rg.B. and Rb.B. (“Foster Parents”) following an evidentia-ry hearing. M.R. presents the following issues for review:

1. Whether the trial court abused its discretion when it denied a motion filed by the Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) to withdraw its consent to the adoption by Foster Parents.

2. Whether the trial court abused its discretion when it granted Foster Parents’ adoption petition.

We reverse and remand with instructions.

FACTS AND…

2Cases cited3 opinions

Stout v. Tippecanoe County Department of Public WelfareIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
Johnson v. Adoption of Infant JohnsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1971
M.H. v. C.R.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2009

3Cited by5 opinions

Nancy Sullivan v. C. Francis Murphy, Corporation Counsel of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
In Re the Matter of the Adoption of Minor Children C.B.M. and C.R.M.: C.A.B. v. J.D.M. and K.L.M.Indiana Supreme Court · 2013
S. R. v. M. J.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2017
In Re The Matter of the Adoption of A.S.P.: R.S.P. v. J.C.S.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2012
In the Matter of: Ale.P., Ala.P., and J.P., Children Alleged to be in Need of Services, C.R. and A.R. v. The Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Court of Appeals · 2017