In re R.E.S.

FISHER, Associate Judge:

This is the second time D.F. has come before this court in an effort to set aside a final decree granting R.E.S.’s petition to adopt his biological daughter D.T. without his consent. Following our remand for a hearing, D.F. now challenges the denial of his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. We reject his contentions and affirm.

I. Background

D.T. was born in 1995 and removed from her mother L.B.’s care in 2001 due to allegations of neglect. Before then, D.F. was not aware of D.T.’s existence. Once a paternity test confirmed he was D.T.’s father, D.F. “wanted…