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IN RE ADOPTION OF J.D.B.

No. 49A04-0701-CV-1.

867 N.E.2d 252 (2007)

In re the Matter of the ADOPTION OF J.D.B. Gregory Lucas, Appellant-Respondent, v. C.F.K., Appellee-Petitioner, and Marion County Department of Child Services, Appellee-Intervenor.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

May 31, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Caress McMath, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Barbara J. Baird, Law Office of Barbara J. Baird, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellee C.F.K.

Kimberly Spindler, Marion County Department of Child Services, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellee Marion County Department of Child Services.

OPINION

CRONE, Judge.

Case Summary

Gregory Lucas appeals the decree granting the adoption of J.D.B. to C.F.K. We affirm.

Issues

Lucas raises two issues, which we restate as follows:

I. Whether the probate court had jurisdiction to rule on the adoption petition notwithstanding the pending Child In Need of Services ("CHINS") and termination of parental rights proceedings in the juvenile court; and II. Whether...

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