In the Interest of V. B. L.

Johnson, Judge.

Donna Smith, the maternal grandmother and legal guardian of V B. L., appeals from a juvenile court order granting a petition filed by Lucius Christian, the child’s biological father, to legitimate the child. Smith claims that the juvenile court erred in (i) applying the wrong standard in determining whether Christian had abandoned his interest in developing a relationship with the child, and (ii) determining that legitimation was appropriate based upon Christian’s fitness as a parent rather than upon a consideration of what was in the best interest of V B. L. Because we find…