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MATTER OF ADOPTION OF HENSLEY

No. CA 80-258.

607 S.W.2d 80 (1980)

In the Matter of the Adoption of Thomas David HENSLEY, Lori Ann Hensley, and Carmen Dawn Hensley, Minors. Porter and Alene HENSLEY, Appellants, v. Jack WIST and Catherine Wist, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas.

November 5, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam Ed Gibson, P.A., Benton, for appellants.

Hall, Tucker, Lovell, Alsobrook & Moudy, Benton, for appellees.

PENIX, Judge.

Three children were born to Catherine and Arthur Hensley. The Hensleys divorced in 1976. Catherine was awarded custody of Thomas, Lori Ann and Carmen. Catherine married Jack Wist in 1977. On November 3, 1978, Arthur Hensley, the natural father of the three children, was killed. The paternal grandparents, Porter and Alene Hensley, petitioned the Chancery Court for visitation pursuant to Ark.Stat.Ann. § 57-135 on November 8, 1979. No summons was issued...

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