BARNES v. WELLS

No. COA03-997.

599 S.E.2d 585 (2004)

Henry Woodrow BARNES, Jr., Petitioner, v. James Donald WELLS, Respondent, for the Adoption of Dawn Marie Barnes.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 3, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Martin, Parris & Tessener Law Offices, P.L.L.C., by Sean A.B. Cole, Raleigh, for petitioner-appellant.

Glenn, Mills & Fisher, P.A., by Carlos E. Mahoney, Durham, for respondent-appellant.


BRYANT, Judge.

Henry Woodrow Barnes, Jr. (petitioner) and James Ronald Wells (respondent) both appeal an order filed 26 March 2003 denying respondent's motion for relief from an order entered 25 October 1979 that allowed petitioner to adopt respondent's natural daughter. Respondent and Donna Jarrett (Jarrett) were married in Blair, Virginia on 26 March 1970. On 11 October 1970, Dawn Marie was born to the marriage. Following Dawn Marie's birth, the family moved to...

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