R.P. v. T.A.C.

OPINION

COMBS, JUDGE':

This is an adoption case in which Appel-lee, a stepfather, filed a petition to adopt his stepchild. The Lyon Circuit Court granted the petition. Appellant, the biological father of the child now appeals. After our review, we affirm.

Father (R.P., Jr.) and Mother (K.B.C.) were never married but cohabited. Their minor child was born on July 23, 2009. When Child (S.L.P.) was approximately three weeks of age, Father and Mother ended their relationship. Stepfather (T.A.C.) and Mother commenced a relationship when Child was ten months of age. There is no dispute that Stepfather…