LEWIS v. ROBERTS

No. 4-985A259.

495 N.E.2d 810 (1986)

Donald R. LEWIS, Appellant (Respondent below), v. Joseph Scott ROBERTS, Appellee (Petitioner below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fourth District.

July 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James O. Wells, Jr., Rochester, for appellant.

David Paul Redding, Goshen, for appellee.


YOUNG, Presiding Judge.

Donald R. Lewis, the natural father of Erin Ranee Gordon, appeals the trial court's decision to allow Joseph Scott Roberts to adopt Erin without Lewis' consent. Roberts is married to Erin's natural mother, Doris Anne Roberts. The trial court found that Lewis' consent to the adoption was not required because he failed to support and to communicate significantly with his daughter when capable of doing so. On appeal, Lewis argues that the evidence...

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