In the matter of the adoption of S.L.F., a minor, Case No. 990750-CA, Filed June 7, 2001,A

State: Utah

Docket No: 990750-CA

Case Date: 06/07/2001

Preview:State of Utah, in the interest of M.S., a person under eighteen years of age, Case No. 20000190-CA, Filed May 17, 2001
IN THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS
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State of Utah, in the interest of M.S., a person under eighteen years of age.
T.S.,
Appellant,

v.
State of Utah,
Appellee.

MEMORANDUM DECISION

(Not For Official Publication)

Case No. 20000190-CA

F I L E D
May 17, 2001

Third District Juvenile, Salt Lake Department The Honorable Olaf A. Johansson
Attorneys: Matthew Hilton, Springville, for Appellant Mark L. Shurtleff and Carol L.C. Verdoia, Salt Lake City, for Appellee
Martha Pierce, Salt Lake City, Guardian Ad Litem
Before Judges Bench, Davis, and Thorne.
THORNE, Judge:
Appellant argues the Guardian Ad Litem (the GAL) is without statutory authority to file a termination petition. We review questions of statutory interpretation for correctness, giving no deference to the lower court's conclusions. See Adkins v. Uncle Bart's, Inc., 2000 UT 14,

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