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IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTION OF HERMAN

No. 3-479A93.

406 N.E.2d 277 (1980)

In the matter of the Adoption of Rita Lee Herman. William O'Dell Herman, Appellant (Respondent below), v. JERRY L. ARNOLD, Appellee (Petitioner below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

Rehearing Denied July 25, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Moritz Grolimund, Elkhart, for appellant.

Anthony J. Terlep, Jr., Elkhart, for appellee.

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Jerry L. Arnold obtained judgment of adoption of his wife's minor child, over protest of appellant William O'Dell Herman, the child's natural father. The court found that Herman's consent to the adoption was not required because he had failed to communicate significantly with the child for a period of at least one year and that it was in the best interest of the child to permit the adoption.

Herman now assails the court's judgment alleging...

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