Lagios v. Goldman

11 Appellant Thomas L. Lagios appeals from a decree of adoption entered in the Circuit Court of Columbia County, granting the adoption of his biological daughter to appellees Kenneth Mitchell Goldman and Deanne Fields Goldman. On appeal, Lagios contends that (1) the circuit court never acquired jurisdiction of the case due to the Goldmans’ failure to comply with relevant adoption statutes, (2) the circuit court abused its discretion in allowing the adoption without his consent, (3) the- circuit court abused its discretion in sua sponte reopening the record to allow the Gold-mans to introduce…