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LOVELESS v. MAY

No. 82-179.

644 S.W.2d 261 (1983)

278 Ark. 127

Kenneth LOVELESS et ux., Appellants, v. Theresa Gale MAY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

January 10, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Haley & Claycomb by Robert Stark Ligon, P.A., Warren, for appellants.

Gibson & Gibson, P.A. by R. Bynum Gibson, Jr., Dermott, for appellee.

HOLT, Justice.

The appellants seek to adopt two and a half year old Jennifer Neighbors, the natural child of the appellee, of whom they have custody pursuant to a juvenile court order. The issue presented to the probate court was whether the consent of the appellee should be dispensed with pursuant to Ark.Stat.Ann. § 56-207(a)(2) (Supp.1981), which provides:

Consent to adoption is not required of: a parent of a child in the custody of another, if the...

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