Legal Opinion
In Re the Adoption of Dove
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 13, 1977No. 1-677A125PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Lowdermilk, J.
Intervenor-appellant Carol Sue Stauffer, the natural mother of Ronald D. Dove II, (Ronnie), appeals from the judgment of the trial court in an adoption proceeding wherein Carol’s parental rights in regard to Ronnie were terminated because of her unjustifiable failure to communicate significantly with Ronnie for a period of more than one year,1 and wherein the trial court approved the adoption of Ronnie by his parental grandparents, petitioners-appellees Samuel J. and Myrtie J. E. Dove.
FACTS-
Carol and Ronald D. Dove, Sr. (Ronald, Sr.) were married in 1965 and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In RE ADOPTION OF BRYANT v. KurtzIndiana Court of Appeals · 1963
- In RE ADOPTION OF JACKSON v. BarnhillIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
- First National Bank v. Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp.Indiana Supreme Court · 1972
- In Re Adoption of ThorntonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976
- Murphy v. Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad CompanyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1972
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Matter of Adoption of ThomasIndiana Court of Appeals · 1982
- Johnson v. CappsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- Stout v. Tippecanoe County Department of Public WelfareIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- In the Matter of JosephIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- Snyder v. Shelby County Department of Public WelfareIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
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