Remling v. Green

PEDEN, Justice.

Daniel and Mary Remling and Mary Lightfoot appeal from a decree of adoption rendered in favor of Oliver and Rada Green. They contend that the trial court erred in granting the Greens’ petition for adoption because 1) it improperly considered a written social study report which was never introduced into evidence at the hearing, 2) the investigator who prepared the social study report did not testify at the hearing, 3) the hearing on the adoption was held more than sixty days after appointment of the investigator, and 4) the finding that the adoption was in the best interest of…