IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF Z.D.K.

No. 2011-CA-00062.

2011 Ohio 4079

In the Matter of the Adoption of: Z.D.K. In the Matter of the Name Change of: Z.D.K.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Fifth District, Stark County.

DATE OF JUDGMENT ENTRY: August 15, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DOUGLAS D. JONES , 2867 Sharonwood Avenue N.W., Canton, OH 44708, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

ANDY A. GINELLA , 4096 Holiday Street N.W., Canton, OH 44718, JOHN L. JUERGENSEN , Washington Square Office Park, 6545 Market Avenue North, North Canton, OH 44721, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: W. Scott Gwin, P.J., John W. Wise, J., Julie A. Edwards, J.


OPINION

GWIN, P.J.

{¶1} Appellant S.M. appeals a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division, of Stark County, Ohio, which found his consent was not necessary for petitioner-appellee J.M.K. to adopt his minor son, Z.D.M., now known as Z.D.K., and to change the child's surname to that of his adoptive father. Appellant assigns three errors to the trial court:

{¶2} "I. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED AS A MATTER...

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