Legal Opinion
Brooks v. McGee
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 18, 2002No. 71A03-0205-CV-152PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTINGLY-MAY, Judge.
Gary Brooks appeals the trial court’s judgment allowing Jeremiah McGee to adopt Brooks’ two children from a previous marriage. Brooks raises one issue on appeal, which is whether the trial court erred when it did not inform Brooks of his right- to counsel during the step-parent adoption proceedings that could terminate *953Brooks’ parental rights. We reverse and remand with instructions.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Brooks .was married to Shawn Brooks McGee (“Mother”) until their marriage was dissolved in 1995. Brooks and Mother had two children, G.W.B. and A.M.B. At…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Johnson v. Rush County Division of Family & ChildrenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1997
3Cited by4 opinions
- J.A. v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Supreme Court · 2014
- In Re Adoption of GWBIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
- L.G. v. S.L.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2017
- In re the Involuntary Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of G.P., a Minor Child, and His Mother, J.A. v. Indiana Department of Child Services and Child Advocates, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 2014