Opinion ID: 2267972
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The petition for adoption.

Text: Unfortunately, the record is quite sparse regarding the course of the neglect proceedings after the trial court's initial disposition. [2] If the mother made any attempt to regain custody, there is no evidence in the record of any such attempt on her part, and the evidence strongly suggests that no effort to reunify the family was made by the mother. On September 28, 2000, the great-aunt filed a petition to adopt J.G. Jr. Both the father and the mother refused to consent to the proposed adoption. On August 26, 2001, the judge presiding over the adoption proceedings (Burnett, J.) issued an order directing each parent to show cause why his or her consent to the proposed adoption should not be waived. Judge Burnett scheduled an evidentiary hearing to determine whether such cause existed.