State in Interest of MWH v. Aguilar

OPINION

BENCH, Judge:

Rudolfo Aguilar appeals from an order of the juvenile court permanently terminating his parental rights in M.W.H., his biological son.

M.W.H. was born out-of-wedlock in Salt Lake City, Utah, on August 25, 1984. Two days later, his mother relinquished her parental rights and M.W.H.’s foster parents (appellees) filed a petition for his adoption. On August 29, Aguilar registered a notice of his claim of paternity. Because the petition for adoption was filed before Aguilar’s registration, any parental rights Aguilar had in M.W.H. were terminated. See Utah Code Ann. § 78-30-4(3)…