Giffen v. R.W.L.

*762OPINION

BENCH, Judge:

John A. Giffen, an attorney, appeals the trial court’s imposition of sanctions against him pursuant to Rule 11 of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. The trial court sanctioned Mr. Giffen for filing an amended petition for adoption on behalf of his clients, the Hanks-es. The trial court found that Mr. Giffen was deficient in failing to make reasonable inquiry into existing law and for pleading information in the amended petition that was not well grounded in fact. We affirm.

FACTS

• Mr. Giffen was contacted by an individual in California on behalf of a pregnant mother who…