IN RE ADOPTION OF J.B.S.

No. 79A04-0508-CV-486.

843 N.E.2d 975 (2006)

In the Matter of the Adoption of a Minor Female Child, J.B.S., Alfred K. Weidenhammer, Appellant-Petitioner, v. Jacqueline L. Sorensen, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

March 17, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcel Katz, Law Offices of Marcel Katz, Lafayette, for Appellant.

Steven P. Meyer, Cheryl M. Knodle, Ball Eggleston PC, Lafayette, for Appellee.


OPINION

KIRSCH, Chief Judge.

Alfred K. Weidenhammer appeals the trial court's order that set aside the adoption of his step-granddaughter, J.B.S. On appeal, he raises numerous issues, of which we find one dispositive: whether J.B.S.'s maternal aunt, Jacqueline Sorensen, possessed standing to file a Verified Motion to Set Aside Adoption Order.

We reverse and remand.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1970, Weidenhammer married a woman...

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