M.W. v. A.W.

OPINION

RILEY, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Appellant-Respondent, MW. (Mother), appeals the trial court's grant of adoption of the minor child, N.W., by A.W. (Stepmother).

We reverse.

ISSUE

Mother raises two issues on appeal, which we consolidate and restate as: Whether the trial court erred in concluding that Mother's consent to the adoption of her minor child by Stepmother was not required.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

N.W. was born in Japan on December 1, 2001, to Mother and R.W. (Father). N.W. resided with both parents until their separation in August of 2005. Mother and Father divorced in June…