Legal Opinion
Neal v. Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of M.N.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided May 16, 2002No. 17A03-0101-JV-8PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NAJAM, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Mary Neal signed a Voluntary Relinquishment of Parental Rights form with respect to each of her two children, but later appeared in open court, repudiated her written consent, and expressed her desire to retain her parental rights. The trial court found that Neal's written consent was made voluntarily and terminated her parental rights. Neal appeals and presents a single dispositive issue for our review, namely, whether her voluntary written consent is invalid because it was not acknowledged in open court pursuant to Indiana Code Section
We reverse. 1
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2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Matter of Adoption of KonarIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
- Ellis v. Catholic CharitiesIndiana Court of Appeals · 1997
- Ellis v. Catholic CharitiesIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
- Gibson v. Dekalb County Department of Public WelfareIndiana Court of Appeals · 1990
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