In Re Adoption of Raj

2009 MT 22

IN RE THE ADOPTION OF R.A.J., a minor child.

R.E.J. and A.J. J., Petitioners and Appellants,

v.

N.W., Respondent and Appellee.

DA 07-0322

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted on Briefs: March 12, 2008

Decided: January 27, 2009

For Appellant: James M. Ramlow, Kaufman, Vidal, Hileman & Ramlow, Whitefish, Montana

For Appellee: Tiffany B. Lonnevik, Lonnevik Law Firm, Kalispell, Montana

Justice John Warner delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶1 Appellants, R.E.J. and A.J.J. (Grandparents), are the maternal grandparents of R.A.J. They are also her guardians. As guardians, the Grandparents petitioned…