Stanley J. v. Cliff L.

OPINION

VIGIL, Judge.

{1} Cliff L. (Father) appeals an order granting Petitioners guardianship over his biological children, fourteen-year-old Adrian L. and sixteen-year-old Adam L. (Children), pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act (the KGA or the Act), NMSA 1978, §§ 40-10B-1 to -15 (2001). The district court concluded that, although Father was at all times fit, willing, and able to care for Children, extraordinary circumstances justified awarding the guardianship to Petitioners over Father’s objection. We disagree and reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

{2} Father and Children’s Mother were divorced in…