H.W.C. v. D.A.H.

BRECKENRIDGE, Chief Judge.

This case involves two competing petitions to adopt M.F., a minor female child. The petitions were filed by H.W.C. and M.V.N., a married couple unrelated to M.F., and M.F.’s paternal aunt, D.A.H. (Aunt). H.W.C. and M.V.N. appeal the trial court’s judgment denying their petition to adopt M.F. and granting Aunt temporary custody of M.F. H.W.C. and M.V.N. claim that the trial court erred in (1) excluding the testimony of a licensed clinical social worker regarding the degree of bonding and attachment between themselves and the child and the effects of disrupting that…