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IN RE ADOPTION OF SMR

No. C-98-7.

982 P.2d 1246 (1999)

In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF SMR, a minor child: MVC and SC, Appellants (Petitioners), v. MB, Appellee (Respondent).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

June 25, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael K. Shoumaker, Sheridan, WY., Representing Appellants

Jan Flaharty, Family Law Office, Sheridan, WY., Representing Appellee

Before LEHMAN, C.J., and THOMAS, MACY, GOLDEN, and HILL, JJ.

HILL, Justice.

At the request of the natural parents, appellants MVC and SC (the Guardians) became the legal guardians for SR, a minor child, and served in this crucial capacity for approximately three and one-half years. The Guardians then petitioned to adopt SR with the consent of SR's natural father. However, SR's natural mother objected. After a hearing, the district court denied the Guardians' petition, finding that SR's natural mother had not willfully abandoned...

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