J.D.S. v. J.W.L.

DONALDSON, Judge.

The Alabama Adoption Code (“the AAC”), § 26-10A-l-et seq., Ala.Code 1975, requires the express or implied consent of a child’s parents before the child may be adopted. See § 26-10A-7(a), Ala.Code 1975. Evidence establishing a parent’s consent must be clear and convincing. § 26-10A-25(b)(2), Ala.Code 1975. In this case, J.D.S. (“the father”) appeals from the final judgment of . the Covington Probate Court (“the probate court”) granting the petition of J.W.L. (“the stepfather”) to adopt D.G.A.S. (“the child”). The father objected to the adoption throughout the proceedings, but…