I.B. v. T.N.

DONALDSON, Judge.

In order for the adoption of a child to have legal effect, the Alabama Adoption Code (“the AAC”), § 26-10A-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975, requires the express or implied consent of the child’s parents. See § 26-10A-7(a), Ala.Code 1975. In- this case, T.N. and C.N. (“the foster parents”) petitioned the Elmore Probate Court (“the probate court”) to adopt S.B. (“the child”) and contended that the child’s minor mother, I.B. (“the mother”), had impliedly consented to the adoption. Following a trial on the merits, during which the mother adamantly opposed the adoption, the probate court…