Adoption of D.N.T. v. R.D.H.

¶ 55. I agree with the majority’s application of existing law to all issues presented in this case, and I strongly support the very important and valid public policy of encouraging, facilitating, and promptly finalizing adoptions. However, I believe that this Court has moved too far away from protecting vulnerable minor parents in the adoption process. Thus I write separately to express this concern, with the hope that either by case law or by statute, some protection might be made available in certain circumstances.

¶ 56. Here, an unmarried 17-year-old mother was taken in by a childless…