State Ex Rel. N.H.L. v. DePriest

RONNIE L. WHITE, Chief Justice.

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On January 12, 2004, Respondent entered a judgment and decree of adoption finding that Relator (“Mother”) abandoned and neglected her child under section 458.040(7). Mother’s motion to stay the adoption pending appeal was denied. Mother filed a timely notice of appeal and sought a writ of prohibition to prevent Respondent from finalizing the adoption or, in the alternative, to rescind the adoption to allow for Mother’s appeal to be considered. This Court issued a preliminary writ on March 3, 2004, prohibiting the trial court from taking any further action in…