Rodriguez v. in Re: The Adoption of Mariana Andrea Rodriguez

Appellant, Maria Dolores Rodriguez, appeals the denial of her petition to adopt her adult niece. The final order denying the petition reads, in pertinent part, as follows:

Denied as the only valid reason given for this adoption is to facilitate the adoptee’s immigration desires. The Adoptee has not lived with the Petitioner “always” as alleged. The Adoptee just came here this year but it was alleged that she lived with Petitioner “always”—but Petitioner lived here 11 years without the adoptee. Adoptee did not tell me her cousin lived w/ petitioner & her. Claimed Adoption would provide…