MATTER OF ADOPTION OF H.G.W.

No. CV-19-574.

598 S.W.3d 533 (2020)

2020 Ark. App. 168

In the MATTER OF the ADOPTION OF H.G.W., a Minor Jerry Utley, Appellant v. Chad Westbrook, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, DIVISION III.

Opinion Delivered: March 11, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander Law Firm, by: Daniel C. Brock ; and Holland Law, P.A., by: Anna Holland , for appellant.

LaCerra, Dickson, Hoover & Rogers, PLLC, by: Traci LaCerra , North Little Rock, for appellee.


Jerry Utley appeals the Pulaski County Circuit Court decision that his consent to the adoption of his biological daughter, H.G.W. (05/22/12), is not required. We agree with his argument that the circuit court erred by admitting and relying on unauthenticated hearsay evidence, and we reverse and remand.

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