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IN RE ADOPTION OF KATE S.

No. S-22-919.

1 N.W.3d 502 (2024)

315 Neb. 795

IN RE ADOPTION OF KATE S., a minor child. Kelley L. and Richard L., appellants, v. Dustin S., appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed January 26, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lindsay R. Belmont , of Koenig | Dunne, P.C., L.L.O., for appellants.

Lisa M. Gonzalez , of Johnson & Pekny, L.L.C., for appellee.

Heavican, C.J., Miller-Lerman, Cassel, Stacy, Funke, Papik, and Freudenberg, JJ.

Kelley L. and Richard L., a married couple, filed a petition for stepparent adoption in county court. They sought to have Richard adopt Kelley's daughter, Kate S. They alleged that the consent of Kate's father, Dustin S., was not required because Dustin had abandoned Kate. Following a hearing at which abandonment was the sole issue, the...

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