DOWD, Presiding Judge.
Defendant, Corlett Howard, natural mother, appeals the juvenile court's order denying her motion to dismiss the petition for adoption of her child and ordering the adoption to proceed. Her motion was based on the contention that her consent to the adoption was invalid.
The dispositive issue here is whether the order of the juvenile court is final for the purpose of appeal. The issue is raised sua sponte because it determines the jurisdiction...
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