Doe v. Doe

W. JONES, Justice.

I. Nature op the Case

This is an expedited appeal by John Doe (“Father”) from an order terminating Father’s parental rights over his minor child (“Child”) and granting Child’s stepfather’s (John Doe II) (“Stepfather”) Petition to Adopt Child. The magistrate court found that Father had abandoned Child and failed to maintain regular contact with and support the minor child without just cause. Father stopped having contact with Child in April 2007, after Mother changed her contact information. In 2012, Father brought a motion to modify child custody. In response, Mother and her…