IN RE ADOPTION OF I.B.

No. 82A05-1402-AD-65.

19 N.E.3d 784 (2014)

In re the ADOPTION OF I.B. and W.B., (Minor Children) and B.B., Appellant-Respondent, v. B.C. & J.L., Appellees (Adoptive parents/Petitioner) and The Indiana Department of Child Services, Co-Appellee-Petitioner.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

October 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven E. Ripstra , Melissa J. Haley , Ripstra Law Office, Jasper, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General, Robert J. Henke , Deputy Attorney General, Christina D. Pace , Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee Indiana Department of Child Services.

Matthew W. Lutz , Fox & Lutz, Evansville, IN, Attorney for Appellees B.C. & J.L.


OPINION

FRIEDLANDER, Judge.

Appellant, the paternal grandmother of I.B. and W.B., appeals the grant of maternal grandmother and her fiancé's (collectively referred to as Adoptive Parents) petitions to adopt I.B. and W.B. Appellant presents the following expanded and restated issues for review:

1. Were Adoptive Parents statutorily barred from adopting the children? 2. Is the adoption order supported by sufficient evidence?

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