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IN RE ADOPTION OF H.C.H.

No. 107,383.

304 P.3d 1271 (2013)

In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF H.C.H., a Minor Child.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

July 5, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Martin , of Norton, Wasserman, Jones & Kelly, L.L.C., of Salina, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellant stepfather.

Lee A. Legleiter , of Hampton & Royce, L.C., of Salina, argued the cause, and Russel B. Prophet , of the same firm, was with him on the brief for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by LUCKERT, J.:

This appeal arises from a district court's ruling that Kansas courts do not have jurisdiction over this stepparent adoption because a Mississippi court had entered a child-custody order involving the child approximately 12 years earlier and had not relinquished jurisdiction. The district court also determined that a Mississippi court is a more appropriate forum to hear...

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