Wachowski v. Beke

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

Appellant-petitioner Joel W. Wachowski appeals the trial court's judgment that his consent to the adoption of M.G.S., his minor daughter, is irrevocably implied because he failed to file a paternity action within thirty days of receiving notice of the proposed adoption in accordance with Inp. Cope § 81-19-9-15. Specifically, Wa-chowski claims that: 1) the thirty-day time limit is not jurisdictional and the trial court erred in failing to consider any equitable deviations from the time limit; 2) the trial court erred in finding that the prospective adoption petitioners…