In re the Adoption of D.J.M.

Elizabeth W. Danielson, Judge.

The appellant in this case, Jett Paul, is the biological father of D.J.M., a minor. On May 22,1991, the Montgomery County Probate Court granted a petition for adoption of D.J.M. that was filed by Johnny and Murphia Moore, the appellees herein. Appellant was a party to the adoption proceeding below and now seeks to have the decree set aside.

D.J.M. was born on July 10, 1987. Her biological parents were not married. The biological mother consented to the adoption of the child by the Moores, who took D.J.M. home with them the day after she was born. At that time, the…