State Ex Rel. Treadway v. McCoy

NEELY, Justice:

This is a custody dispute between foster parents, Cletus and Janet Browning, appellants, 1 who have looked after Angela Pearl Meadows since she was ten months old (and now want to adopt her) and little Angela’s half-sister (who also wants to adopt Angela). The half-sister, Rita McCoy Stetson, has had virtually no contact with Angela since Angela’s birth. The Brownings have cared for Angela since May, 1990, when Angela was less than a year old. The Circuit Court of Fayette County held that custody should be transferred to Ms. Stetson and her husband. However, the circuit court…