Hetrick v. Gustafson

LeGRAND, Justice.. This is an appeal to challenge a district court decree allowing Carey L. Hetrick to adopt Tina Marie Gustafson. We affirm the trial court.

Tina Marie Gustafson was born on July 6, 1968. When she was one year old, she was adopted by Carol Gustafson (now Carol He-trick) and Marlin Gustafson. Tina’s natural mother was Marlin Gustafson’s sister. On March 12, 1971, approximately a year-and-a-half after the adoption, Carol’s marriage to Marlin Gustafson was terminated by a dissolution decree which awarded custody of Tina to Carol with visitation rights to Marlin.

On September…