PER CURIAM.
We affirm the trial court's denial of appellant's petition for adoption of appellee's sixteen-year-old son who is appellant's stepson.
Appellant contends in his brief that the trial court's ruling was against the manifest weight of the evidence. However, that contention is not directed to the applicable standard of appellate review in this context, which is whether there was substantial, competent evidence to support the trial court's ruling. ...
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