Echols v. Smith

Cooper, Judge.

We granted appellant’s application for discretionary appeal to determine whether the trial court erred in granting visitation rights to the paternal grandmother of three minor children after the children’s natural father voluntarily terminated his parental rights and the children were adopted by their stepfather.

The natural parents of the children, Leslie and Jeffery Smith, were divorced, and Mrs. Smith was awarded custody of the children. A year later, Mrs. Smith and appellant were married. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Smith voluntarily terminated his parental rights to the…