IN RE ADOPTION OF B.Y.

No. 20130088.

356 P.3d 1215 (2015)

2015 UT 67

In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF B.Y., a minor child. Jake Strickland, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

August 11, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wesley D. Hutchins , West Jordan, for appellant.

Larry S. Jenkins , Lance D. Rich , Salt Lake City, for appellee.

Associate Chief Justice LEE authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice DURRANT, Justice DURHAM, Justice PARRISH, and Judge BLANCH joined. Justice NEHRING, due to his retirement, did not participate; District Judge JAMES A. BLANCH sat. Justice HIMONAS became a member of the Court on February 13, 2015, after oral argument in this matter, and accordingly did not participate.


¶ 1 This is an appeal from the denial of a motion to intervene in an adoption proceeding. The motion was filed by Jake Strickland, the putative father of the child in question. The district court denied the motion on the ground that Strickland had...

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