Jeralds v. Matusz

STATEMENT ON THE APPEAL: Jack Jeralds is taking this appeal from a judgment which granted the adoption of his son to Richard Thomas Matusz, the husband of his former wife. His Motion to Correct Errors raises two questions:(1) That the trial court’s determination that he had relinquished his right to give consent to the adoption of Keith Jeralds by Richard Matusz was contrary to law.(2) That the use by the trial court of the Welfare Department report in a contested adoption was error.

We will discuss only the second question above which deals with the Welfare Department report. Our opinion…