Legal Opinion

In Re the Adoption and Paternity of K.A.W., J.R.C. v. J.C. and D.C.

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided April 20, 2018No. 31A01-1712-AD-2797Published

1Opinion of the Court

Baker, Judge.

*725 [1] J.R.C. (Putative Father) appeals the trial court's order dismissing his petition to establish paternity of K.A.W. (Child) and granting the petition to adopt Child that had been filed by J.C. and D.C. (Adoptive Parents). Putative Father argues that the trial court erred by finding that his consent to the adoption was irrevocably implied and by granting the adoption petition without a statutorily required affidavit. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

Facts

[2] Child was born to D.W. (Mother) on April 15, 2014. Putative Father has been incarcerated since before Child's…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In re Adoption of T.L. and T.L. M.G. v. R.J. and E.J.Indiana Supreme Court · 2014
  2. White v. SilbernagelIndiana Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. Rust v. LawsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. W.G. v. D.B.Indiana Supreme Court · 2009

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