Legal Opinion

In the Matter of Adoption of Jrh

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided July 21, 2006No. C-05-9PublishedCited by 13 opinions

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…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Martin v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Broadhead v. BroadheadWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
  3. In Re Adoption of CFWyoming Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Matter of Adoption of CCTWyoming Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Matter of Adoption of RhaWyoming Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. In the Matter of the Adoption of: MAJB, minor child, DLB and DAB v.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2020
  2. In the Matter of the Adoption Of: Atws, Minor Child, Ka v.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2021
  3. Merchant v. GrayWyoming Supreme Court · 2007
  4. DLH v. JLAWyoming Supreme Court · 2012
  5. MMM v. AMMJ (In re MMM)Wyoming Supreme Court · 2018

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