In re S.K.G.

ARROWOOD, Judge.

Respondent, the putative father of S.K.G.1 , appeals from the interlocutory order of the trial court determining respondent's consent is not necessary to proceed with petitioners' adoption of S.K.G. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. Background

Prior to the birth of S.K.G., the birth mother (the "mother") and her boyfriend (the "boyfriend") began making preparations for the adoption of S.K.G. Those preparations included meeting with an adoption counselor supervisor (the "counselor") from A Child's Hope, LLC, a licensed child-placing agency (the "Agency"), on 25 May 2016.…