J.S. v. J.D.

In decisions involving visitation, the best interests of the child are the primary consideration. Matter of Paternity of Joe, 486 N.E.2d 1052, 1055 n. 1 (Ind.Ct.App.1985). In this case, a conscientious trial judge painstakingly considered the evidence presented by both sides and concluded that. granting J.D.'s petition to establish visitation with his biological daughter, AH., was in AH.'s best interest. This conclusion was partly based on the court's determination that J.D. had "acted in the role of a defacto parent" after A.H. was adopted by her maternal grandparents and had "developed a…