This was an adoption proceeding commenced under the provisions of § 3-115, et seq., Burns 1946 Replacement, and tried as an adversary proceeding in the Marion Probate Court. Dorothy Ann Bryant, mother of Edith Ann Bryant, deceased former wife of the respondent, Gerald Bryant, suffered a tragic death by burning as a result of an automobile collision on July 14, 1959. The appellees (petitioners below) filed an application for guardianship for Edith Ann Bryant in the Marion Probate Court on July 22, 1959. The appellees filed
