MATTER OF ADOPTION OF BABY BOY W.

No. 74613.

831 P.2d 643 (1992)

In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF BABY BOY W., a Minor Child.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

May 5, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Gotwals & Assoc., Inc. by Therese Buthod and James R. Gotwals, Tulsa, for adoptive parents.

Elaine Meek, Tulsa, for biological mother.

Carol S. Nichols, Tulsa, for minor child.

Debbra J. Gottschalk, Tulsa, for biological father.


HODGES, Vice Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the district court allowing the adoption of a baby without the unwed father's consent. We affirm the trial court. The parties to this appeal are the biological father (appellant) and the adoptive parents, the biological mother, and the minor child1 (appellees).

I. ISSUES

The first issue is whether a trial court must order a father...

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