Commonwealth, Department of Child Welfare v. Jarboe

464 S.W.2d 287 (1971)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF CHILD WELFARE, Appellant,

v.

Richard O. JARBOE and Lula Mae Jarboe, his Wife, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

January 15, 1971.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing March 26, 1971.

Lynn T. Mitchell, Dept. of Child Welfare, Frankfort, for appellant.

Lucien T. Wilcox, Homer Parrent, Jr., Garland R. Hubbard, Louisville, for appellees.

OSBORNE, Judge.

This is a proceeding by Richard O. Jarboe and his wife, Lula Mae Jarboe, to adopt Michael Lee St. John. The circuit court entered an order permitting the adoption. We reverse.

The…