JOHNSON, Judge.
Phillip Tarleton married Salina Conkle, the mother of Jessica Lee Conkle. Tarleton then filed this petition to terminate the parental rights of Jessica's biological father, Robert Spires, and to adopt Jessica. The trial court granted the petition. Spires appeals, and we reverse.
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