MATTER OF ADOPTION OF C.L.

No. 117,723.

427 P.3d 951 (2018)

In the MATTER OF the ADOPTION OF C.L.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed October 5, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pantaleon Florez, Jr. , of Topeka, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellant natural father.

Kevin W. Kenney , of Kevin W. Kenney, P.A., of Prairie Village, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellees adoptive parents.


When a natural father assumes his parental responsibilities, the right to raise his child is entitled to constitutional protection. In re Adoption of G.L.V., 286 Kan. 1034, 1057, 190 P.3d 245 (2008). Underlying this doctrine is the common sense understanding...

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