IN RE ADOPTION OF T.H.

No. 20060659-CA.

171 P.3d 480 (2007)

2007 UT App 341

In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF T.H., a minor. M.G., Petitioner and Appellant, v. M.S.H., Respondent and Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

October 18, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard G. Hackwell, Salt Lake City, for Appellant.

Marsha M. Lang, Salt Lake City, for Appellee.

Before BENCH, P.J., McHUGH and ORME, JJ.


OPINION

McHUGH, Judge:

¶ 1 M.G. (Stepfather) appeals the trial court's order dismissing his adoption petition on the ground that the parental rights of M.S.H. (Father) could not be terminated without clear and convincing evidence that termination would be in T.H.'s (Daughter) best interests. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In February 1990, Daughter was born to Father and his then wife (Mother). In 1999, Father and Mother divorced in...

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