MOORE v. ASENTE

No. 2000-SC-1127-DG, 2001-SC-0325-DG.

110 S.W.3d 336 (2003)

Regina MOORE and Jerry Dorning Appellants v. Richard ASENTE, Cheryl Asente and Justin Lee Moore, a Minor Appellees and Richard Asente and Cheryl Asente Appellants v. Regina Moore, Jerry Dorning and Justin Lee Moore Appellees

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied August 12, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenda Harrison, Northern Kentucky Legal Aid Society, Inc., Covington, Stephanie Dietz, O'Hara, Ruberg, Taylor, Sloan & Sergent, Crestview Hills, Counsel for Appellants/Cross Appellees, Regina Moore and Jerry Dorning.

Mitchell A. Charney, Stephanie Morgan-White, Goldberg & Simpson, PSC, Louisville, Counsel for Appellees/Cross Appellants, Richard Asente and Cheryl Asente.

Thomas R. Willenborg, Covington, Counsel for Appellee, Justin Lee Moore.

W. Kimble Moore, Jr., General Counsel, Office of Counsel, Cabinet for Families and Children, Frankfort, Counsel for Appellee/Cross Appellant, Amicus Curiae, Kentucky Cabinet for Families and Children.

William Waverly Townes, Ackerson, Mosley & Yann, Louisville, Counsel for Appellee/Cross Appellant, Amicus Curiae, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys.

Andrew J. Ruzicho, Lexington, Counsel for Appellee/Cross Appellant, Amicus Curiae, Justice for Children Project.

Michael Ryan Voorhees, Phillips Law Firm, Inc., Cincinnati, OH, Suellyn Scamecchia, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI, Counsel for Appellee/Cross Appellant, Amicus Curiae, Hear My Voice.


Opinion of the Court by Justice KELLER.

I. ISSUES

This appeal from a child custody action, which resulted from the breakdown of a proposed private adoption, presents three (3) primary issues. Regina Moore ("Moore") and Jerry Dorning ("Dorning") signed consents to allow Richard and Cheryl Asente ("the Asentes") to adopt their son, Justin. The consents, by their terms, would become irrevocable twenty (20) days from...

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