LINCOLN (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has overturned the adoption of a 10-year-old boy by his stepfather, ruling that a lower court had improperly allowed the adoption without the biological father's consent.
In a decision issued Friday, the court used only first names in referring to the people involved.
The court said it was uncontested that Corbin was born out of wedlock to John and Rusti in August 1999 and that the three had lived together for three years. Even after John and Rusti broke up, John maintained a relationship with the boy.
The court says John's interest in his child had acquired substantial constitutional protection, protections that were not observed by the Arthur County Court in granting a summary judgment for Ilja, who wanted to adopt Corbin.
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