High Court of American Samoa, 1990

In the Matter of a Minor Child

In the Matter of a Minor Child
High Court of American Samoa · Decided November 15, 1990 · Mata, Rees, Tauanu, Utia
17 Am. Samoa 2d 87

In the Matter of a Minor Child

Opinion of the Court

The child lives with her natural parents as well as the prospective adopting parent (her 64-year-old grandfather). The grandfather, who proposes to adopt the child, is a widower who will be almost eighty years of age by the time the child reaches the age of majority. It would not be in the best interest of the child to terminate the legal obligations of her thirty-year-old parents.

The petition for relinquishment is denied.

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