K.L.B. v. W.M.F.

MONROE, Judge.

K.L.B., the natural father of A.B.B., a minor child, appeals from the entry of a final order of adoption dated July 12, 1999, which declared A.B.B. to be legally adopted by W.M.F., her stepfather.

K.L.B. (“the father”) and G.F. (“the mother”) were married, and one child, A.B.B. (“the minor child”), was born of the marriage. The father and mother were divorced in March 1988, and custody of the minor child was awarded to the mother,with visitation rights vested in the father. The father was ordered to pay child support and medical expenses for the minor child.

In August 1988, the…