Thaggard v. Willard

Mikell, Judge.

Ronald E. Thaggard and Robin Sharon Thaggard appeal from the superior court’s denial of their petition to adopt Mrs. Thaggard’s granddaughter, K. W, and to terminate the parental rights of the child’s legal father, Jimmy Allen Willard. The Thaggards have custody of the child pursuant to a juvenile court order. The child’s mother, who is Mrs. Thaggard’s daughter and Mr. Thaggard’s stepdaughter, surrendered her parental rights and consented to the adoption. Willard objected. In denying the Thaggards’ petition, the trial court concluded that Willard had not abandoned the child, had…