Reanna Rodgers, Appellant v. Destiny Rodgers, Appellee — Baker, J., Dissenting

Summary

Justice Baker dissents from the grant of the stepparent adoption, arguing that Reanna's consent remained necessary because a divorce-court order barred visitation, excused child-support payments, and justified her failure to communicate and provide support. She further reasons that the one-year statutory period could not begin until Reanna filed a negative drug screen, so the adoption petition was filed before the required period accrued. Justice Womack, dissenting, likewise would reverse based on the timing and statutory-justification issues, while Justice Wynne, concurring, rejects the communication rationale but would uphold the result based on Reanna's unjustified failure to provide support.