NELSON v. SHELLY

No. CA 79-195.

600 S.W.2d 411 (1980)

William A. NELSON and Emma L. Nelson, Appellants, v. Helen SHELLY and Marvin Shelly and Arkansas Department of Social Services, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas.

Review Denied April 16, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Ray Hodnett, Fort Smith, for appellants.

James C. Hudson, Fort Smith, for appellees.


Released for Publication by the Court of Appeals.

HOWARD, Judge.

The issue presented is whether the trial court erred in denying appellants' motion to intervene in a consolidated proceeding involving the Arkansas Department of Social Services seeking guardianship with power to consent to the adoption of Anthony Lee Duncan, the illegitimate child of Earnestine Duncan, and a petition filed by Marvin and Helen Shelly to adopt the minor.

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