In the Interest of A. C.

Judge Harold R. Banke.

The biological father of A. C. appeals the termination of his parental rights. Although the biological father and A. C.’s mother are not married, the father’s petition to legitimize A. C. has been granted. The mother is not a party to this appeal.

Before A. C. was placed in the custody of her paternal grandmother, she lived with her mother, N. M., a half-sister, and her bio logical father. A. C. was removed from the custody of her mother upon the petition of the paternal grandmother after A. C. was abandoned to her custody. Thereafter, the juvenile court issued an…