F.P. v. J.K.M.

I respectfully dissent from the main opinion affirming the trial court’s judgment terminating the father’s parental rights and approving the adoption of his minor child. The evidence does not support a finding that the father gave implied consent to the adoption or that his actions amounted to an abandonment of the child. To the contrary, the evidence supports a finding that the father has vigilantly pursued his legal rights to establish a relationship with the child and has sought legal and physical custody of the child. Further, on the basis of our supreme court’s recent ruling in Ex parte…