CHAFFIN v. PALUMBO

88-3 AD; CA A49038.

781 P.2d 1247 (1989)

99 Or.App. 312

In the matter of the Adoption of Jennifer Lynn Palumbo, a Minor. James Thomas CHAFFIN and Shauna Rae Chaffin, v. Charles PALUMBO.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided November 8, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslea S. Smith, Klamath Falls, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

No appearance for respondents.

Before RICHARDSON, P.J., and NEWMAN and DEITS, JJ.


DEITS, Judge.

Father appeals from a judgment granting mother's and her present husband's petition for adoption over the objection of father. Father argues that the trial court applied the wrong evidentiary standard and erred in holding that father had neglected the child. We reverse.

Mother and father obtained a dissolution judgment in 1983. Mother was given custody of their daughter, who is the subject of the adoption petition. She was two years old at the...

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