In Re the Adoption of A.A.T.

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s ruling on the issue of whether the adoption decree may be void and, thus, from the majority’s result in this case.

First, I do not view my differences from the majority as arising out of a disagreement over facts or, more specifically, over factual findings of the district court judge. Although it is a fact that M.P. was suspicious, it is not a fact that he should have known N.T. was still pregnant and gave birth to his child. N.T. did everything in her power short of muzzling her mother to prevent M.P. from knowing the true state of affairs until…