M.D.T. v. C.A.M.

¶1 MT and CM are the biological parents of KMT, born in March 2010. MT and CM had a short relationship that ended before CM learned she was pregnant. A few years later, CM married EM. In 2013, CM and EM filed a petition under chapter 26.33 RCW to terminate MT’s parental rights to KMT and to permit EM to adopt KMT. The trial court entered orders terminating MT’s parental rights and permitting EM to adopt KMT.

¶2 MT appeals the trial court’s termination and adoption orders, arguing that the trial court violated his right to substantive due process because it terminated his parental rights…