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STATE EX REL. N.H.L. v. DEPRIEST

No. SC 85824.

136 S.W.3d 72 (2004)

STATE ex rel. N.H.L., Relator, v. The Honorable Tom W. DePRIEST, Jr. Respondent,

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

June 8, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris E. Rollins, St. Louis, Kathleen C. DuBois, Clayton, for relator.

William P. Grant, Clayton, for respondent.

Kim Rensing, St. Louis, for guardian ad litem.

RONNIE L. WHITE, Chief Justice.

I.

On January 12, 2004, Respondent entered a judgment and decree of adoption finding that Relator ("Mother") abandoned and neglected her child under section 453.040(7). Mother's motion to stay the adoption pending appeal was denied. Mother filed a timely notice of appeal and sought a writ of prohibition to prevent Respondent from finalizing the adoption or, in the alternative, to rescind the adoption to allow for Mother's...

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