WELLINGTON v. GRIESHABER

No. WD32428.

631 S.W.2d 883 (1982)

In the Matter of Peggy Ann WELLINGTON and Ronald Dwayne Wellington, Petitioners, In Their Petition For The Adoption of Patrick S. Grieshaber, Respondent. v. Arden Leroy GRIESHABER, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied March 30, 1982.

Application to Transfer Denied May 17, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold L. Drake, Grant City, for appellant.

Roger M. Prokes, Strong, Strong & Prokes, Maryville, for petitioners-respondents.

Scott Ross, Maryville, Guardian ad Litem.

Before MANFORD, P. J., and DIXON and NUGENT, JJ.


Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied March 30, 1982.

DIXON, Judge.

Arden Leroy Grieshaber appeals from a decree of adoption of his natural son, Patrick S. Grieshaber, by Peggy Ann Wellington and Ronald Dwayne Wellington, who have been foster parents of the child.

The issue is the propriety of the trial court's order decreeing the adoption without the consent of the natural father on the statutory ground of neglect for more than...

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