ROBERTS v. SWIM

No. CA 79-45.

597 S.W.2d 840 (1980)

Charles Wayne ROBERTS, Appellant, v. James Kenneth SWIM, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied April 30, 1980.

Released for Publication April 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bairn, Bairn, Gunti, Mouser & Bryant by David K. Gunti, Pine Bluff, for appellant.

Eilbott, Smith, Eilbott & Humphries by Alan R. Humphries, Pine Bluff, for appellee.


Released for Publication by the Court of Appeals April 30, 1980.

HOWARD, Judge.

This is an appeal, by the natural father of the minor involved, from a probate court order approving the adoption petition of the appellee, the child's stepfather, without requiring the consent of the natural father. The trial court found that consent of the natural father was not required in view of the fact the natural father had for a period of at least one year, failed significantly...

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