In the Matter of the Adoption of J.T.A. R.S.P. v. S.S.

OPINION

ROBB, Chief Judge.

Case Summary and Issues

R.S.P. (“Fiancée”) appeals from the trial court’s denial of her petition to adopt J.T.A. (the “Child”). Fiancée raises two restated issues on appeal: 1) whether the trial court erred in concluding that the parental rights of the Child’s biological father, J.M.A. (“Father”), would have been terminated if the petition had been granted; and 2) whether there was sufficient evidence to support the trial court’s denial of the petition. Concluding that the trial court was mistaken regarding termination of Father’s rights, but that there was nonetheless…