Adoptive Parents of M.L v. v. Wilkens

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

The apparent father of the children who are the subjects of this proceeding asked that they be adopted and executed the nee-essary consents. After the children were adopted, he sought to set the adoption aside. We hold that he has no standing to do so and affirm the constitutionality of our statute so providing.

The adoptive parents bring this interlocutory appeal from the trial court's denial of their motion to dismiss a complaint brought against them by appellee Mark Wilkens, putative biological father of their adopted children. The adoptive parents contend Wilkens…