Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 5/9/2024
In Re A'Jayi A.
Syllabus
Two relatives filed competing petitions to adopt a minor child after his mother's death. The child's father was unknown. The trial court conducted a comparative fitness analysis and found that it was in the best interest of the child to be adopted by the child's maternal grandfather. We affirm.
Cites
8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Win Myint and wife Patti KI. Myint v. Allstate Insurance CompanyTennessee Supreme Court· 1998-06-01· cited 685×
- In Re Adoption of A.M.H.Tennessee Supreme Court· 2007-01-23· cited 673×
- Bowden v. WardTennessee Supreme Court· 2000-10-02· cited 568×
- Gaskill v. GaskillCourt of Appeals of Tennessee· 1996-08-09· cited 302×
- Rawlings v. John Hancock Mutual Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2001-11-02· cited 272×
- In Re Sidney J.Tennessee Supreme Court· 2010-05-10· cited 34×
- In re K.A.YCourt of Appeals of Tennessee· 2002-02-28· cited 15×
- In Re Adoption of A.K.S.R.Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2001-10-12· cited 6×
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