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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Barrett finds the county court improperly determined the biological father's consent was not required for his children to be adopted by their stepfather. While the biological father did not support his children and did not communicate with them, his contact with the children would have violated a protective order entered in favor of the mother. Also, the court directly affected the outcome by its failure to rule on a previous paternity petition and to set support and visitation. Reversed.
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