Blount v. Knighton

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

Teresa Blount and Curtis Blount, the maternal great aunt and uncle of four-year-old T. B., appeal the trial court’s grant of a petition to adopt in favor of Becky Knighton and Franklin Knighton. The Blounts contend the trial court erred in denying their motion to dismiss the adoption petition because it did not meet the statutory requirements. They also contend the trial court erred in granting the adoption petition because it was not in the best interest of T. B. The arguments are without merit, so we affirm the decision of the trial court.

In an adoption action, the…