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IN RE ADOPTION OF A.A.T.

No. 98,740.

196 P.3d 1180 (2008)

In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF A.A.T., a Minor Child.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

December 12, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Vickery, of Law Office of John F. Reals, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Nancy Ogle, of Ogle Law Office, L.L.C., of Wichita, was with him on the briefs for appellant natural father.

Rachael K. Pirner, of Triplett, Woolf & Garretson, LLC, of Wichita, argued the cause and Paula D. Langworthy, of the same firm, was on the brief for appellees adoptive parents.

Martin W. Bauer, of Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer, L.L.P., of Wichita, was on the brief for amicus curiae American Academy of Adoption Attorneys.

The opinion of the court was delivered by LUCKERT, J.:

In this appeal, a natural father seeks to set aside the adoption of his newborn child. Although he did nothing during the pregnancy to assume parenting responsibilities and preserve his liberty interest in fatherhood, he asserts this should be excused and a liberty interest should be recognized because the natural mother induced his inaction by lying to him about the pregnancy and the birth. Then, she lied to...

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