Supreme Court of Kansas, 2002

In re the Adoption of Baby Girl S.

Supreme Court of Kansas · Decided March 8, 2002 · Abbott, Brazil, Davis

41 P.3d 287; 273 Kan. 71; 2002 Kan. LEXIS 74 (Pacific Reporter, Third Series)

Cases that cite this one

8 later published cases cite this decision.

In re the Adoption of A.A.T. (Kan. 2008)
In re Adoption of J.R.H. (Kan. Ct. App. 2018)
In re Mrc (Kan. Ct. App. 2009)
In re M.R.C. (Kan. Ct. App. 2009)
In re C.L.A. (Kan. Ct. App. 2003)
In re the Adoption of M.D.K. (Kan. Ct. App. 2002)
In re Adoption of Baby Boy W. (Kan. Ct. App. 2017)
In re Adoption of C.A.T. (Kan. Ct. App. 2012)

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Opinion

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

The potential adoptive parents appeal the trial court’s denial of their motion to terminate the parental rights of M.B., the biological father of Baby Girl S. In a published opinion by Judge Marquardt, a unanimous panel of the Court of Appeals reversed the decision of the trial court and ordered the case remanded with instructions to terminate the natural father’s parental rights and to grant the petition for adoption. In re Adoption of Baby Girl S., 29 Kan. App. 2d 664, 29 P.3d 466 (2001). This court granted M.B.’s petition for review.

We have carefully considered and reviewed the briefs, arguments, and the record in this case, and we conclude that the Court of Appeals was correct. We, therefore, adopt the opinion of the Court of Appeals and affirm the Court of Appeals and reverse the trial court.

Davis, J., not participating. Brazil, S.J., assigned.

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