In re B.E.S. Applying for Intrafamily Adoption

WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, Judge.

|2This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court denying a petition for intra-family adoption. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and render judgment in favor of petitioners.

Fact and Procedural History

The minor child, B.E.S.1 was born on January 22, 2004 and has resided with her mother, C.S.P., since her birth. Although C.S.P. was not married at the time of the child’s birth and the name of the child’s father does not appear on the birth certificate, there is apparently no dispute that K.M.B. is the child’s biological father.

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