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Judge denies motion to dismiss in termination/adoption case, appoints guardian ad litem
Summary
In a contested termination and adoption matter, the court denied the respondent's motion to dismiss and appointed a guardian ad litem to represent the child's interests at trial.
A Tennessee chancery court on Wednesday denied a defense motion to dismiss a combined petition for termination of parental rights and adoption and appointed a guardian ad litem to represent the child's interests.
The respondent sought dismissal on multiple legal grounds including an alleged failure to consult the Tennessee Putative Father Registry and an objection that a short marriage-to-filing interval made termination premature. The court found the registry notice had been filed timely and said statutory and best-interest questions were matters for a final hearing, not a pretrial dismissal.
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