In re Adam P.
Filed 7/21/06 In re Adam P. CA3
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
(Placer)
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| In re ADAM P., a Minor. |
C051158
(Super. Ct. No. SAD0001473)
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| BRIAN H., Petitioner and Respondent, v. RALPH R., JR., Objector and Appellant. |
Objector Ralph R., Jr., appeals from a judgment terminating his parental rights and granting petitioner Brian H.'s request to adopt Adam P., his stepson. Ralph contends the trial court erred by (1) determining paternity of the child pursuant to Family Code section 7664,[1] because paternity had already been adjudicated in a Sacramento County family law case, (2) determining that Brian was the child's presumed father, (3) applying Probate Code section 1516.5 to this case, (4) considering the child's best interests when ruling on the issue of abandonment, and (5) making a finding of abandonment that is unsupported by substantial evidence. Ralph also claims Brian willfully violated a local court rule by failing to obtain his approval as to the form of the written orders after hearing. We shall affirm the judgment.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On February 20, 2004, Brian filed an adoption request form seeking a stepparent adoption of the child, who was born in July 1995. By listing only the mother under â€
