Asente v. Gargano, Unpublished Decision (9-23-2004)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Richard and Cheryl Asente, plaintiffs-appellants, appeal from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, in which the court granted summary judgment to John R. Gargano, defendant-appellee, based upon the expiration of the statute of limitations.

{¶ 2} In December 1997, Regina Moore, a Kentucky resident, contacted appellants about adopting her son, Justin. Appellants had previously adopted Moore's other son, Joseph. Moore and Justin's birth father, Jerry Dorning, were represented by Kentucky attorney Thomas C. Donnelly with respect to the termination of their parental…