Mullis v. Kinder
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
CHEZEM, Judge.
Case Summary
Petitioners/Appellants, Rickey Dale and Cheryl Lynn Mullis, appeal the dismissal of their petition for adoption. We reverse and remand.
Issues
I. Whether it was error for the probate court to conclude that Ind.Code 81-3-1-6(g)(2)(B)(ii) does not apply when the natural father has not been convicted of child molesting and no charge of child molesting has been filed or is pending.
II. Whether IC 81-3-1-6(g)(2)(B)(i) is constitutional.
*1089Facts and Procedural History
In March, 1989, the biological father, Respondent/Appellee, Jeffrey R. Kinder (Kinder), met the biological…
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