In the Matter of Adoption of Jrh
Wyoming Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
BURKE, Justice.
[¶ 1] Appellant, biological father, appeals from the district court’s order granting the adoption of his daughter without his consent. We affirm.
ISSUES
[¶ 2] Father presents the following issue for review:
Whether the district court abused its discretion in holding that the nonconsenting biological father in a contested adoption proceeding had willfully failed to pay child support, thus allowing the adoption to proceed without his consent pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-22-110(a)(ix) (LexisNexis 2003)?
Appellees, Mother and adoptive Father, present an additional issue for review:
Wh…
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- In Re Adoption of CFWyoming Supreme Court · 2005
- Matter of Adoption of CCTWyoming Supreme Court · 1982
- Matter of Adoption of RhaWyoming Supreme Court · 1985
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