Matter of Adoption of Doe

676 P.2d 1329 (1984)

100 N.M. 764

In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF John DOE, and

Linda Gayle LEE (Worley), Petitioner-Appellee,

v.

Rudy Keith Lee, Respondent-Appellant.

No. 14871.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

February 29, 1984.

Thomas K. Campbell, II, Roswell, for appellant.

Richard F. Rowley, II, Clovis, for appellee.

Mark I. Bannister, Sr., Tucumcari, Guardian Ad Litem.

OPINION

RIORDAN, Justice.

Dwayne Nelson Worley (Worley) filed a petition for adoption of a minor child (child) born of a previous marriage between Worley's present wife, Linda Gayle Lee Worley (Mrs. Worley) and Rudy Keith Lee (Lee). Lee…