WILDER, P.J.
Respondent appeals as of right an order that terminated his parental rights to the minor child, AJR, under the stepparent adoption statute, MCL 710.51(6). The order also allowed petitioner-stepfather, who is married to AJR's mother, to adopt AJR. Because respondent had joint legal custody over the child, MCL 710.51(6) did not apply, and we reverse.
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Respondent and petitioner-mother were married and had one child, AJR, during their marriage...
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