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QUARLES v. FRENCH

No. 80-226.

611 S.W.2d 757 (1981)

Alfred QUARLES and Florence Quarles, his wife, Appellants, v. Larry Thomas FRENCH and Patricia Quarles French, his wife, In the Matter of the Adoption of Tony Dewayne French and Charles Waylon French, Minors, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 23, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gene E. McKissic, Pine Bluff, for appellants.

Thurman Ragar, Jr., Pine Bluff, for appellees.

HAYS, Justice.

The issue raised by this appeal is whether grandparents who have been granted visitation rights pursuant to Ark.Stat.Ann. § 57-135 (Supp.1979) have standing to intervene in proceedings for the adoption of their grandchildren, children of their deceased son. The trial court held that they did not. We have concluded that they do have limited standing to be heard and we reverse.

The appellants, Alfred and Florence Quarles, are the natural...

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