Jantz v. Beat

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is an adoption proceeding. The district court ordered dismissal of an appeal from the district magistrate judge’s order of adoption. This appeal followed.

Sandra Jantz is the mother of six children — Scarlet Rae Rice, Gerold Roe Rice, Darren Jantz, Aaron Jantz, William Justice and Robert Justice. On May 26, 1981, Ms. Jantz filed a motion in the Kiowa County District Court asking that her children, who were at the time in the care and custody of SRS due to her neglect, be returned to her. When the motion was filed Gerold Rice, born in…