L.G. v. S.L.

Najam, Judge.

Statement of the Case

This appeal arises from a discovery dispute between L.G. (“Father”)1 and S.L. and W.L. (“Adoptive Parents”) that resulted in the dismissal of Father’s motion to contest the adoption of his putative child, Infant Male R. (“Child”), and the trial court’s entry of a decree of adoption. The ■overarching issue is whether Father caused undue delay in the proceeding when he objected to Adoptive Parents’ repeated requests for the release of his mental health records. Adoptive Parents characterized Father’s objections to their requests for those records as unjustified…