MATTER OF ADOPTION OF C.W.

Court of Appeals Case No. 22A-AD-1804.

202 N.E.3d 492 (2023)

In the MATTER OF the ADOPTION OF C.W.; J.R., Appellant-Respondent, v. L.W., Appellee-Petitioner.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

Filed January 30, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney for Appellant: Ernest P. Galos , Public Defender, South Bend, Indiana.

Attorney for Appellee: Mark F. James , Mark James Legal, LLC, South Bend, Indiana.


Case Summary

[1] J.R. ("Mother") appeals the trial court's conclusion that her consent was not required for the adoption of C.A.W. ("Child") by L.M.W. ("Stepmother"). Mother argues that the trial court erred when it determined that she abandoned the Child. Stepmother, however, argues that Mother's consent was not required...

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