Opinion ID: 2336544
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Heading: The Trial Court Issues a Stay

Text: At the conclusion of testimony on May 29, 2002, counsel for R.W. moved to dismiss the adoption petition as not in the child's best interest and counsel for H.B. opposed the motion. The trial court took the two motions under advisement and informed the parties that it intended to stay the adoption case to give R.W. a chance to demonstrate her fitness as a mother. The trial court indicated that in addition to a written order staying the adoption, it would issue a formal recommendation to the neglect judge that R.W. have protective supervision over her son as long as three conditions were met: (1) the neglect judge would have to be satisfied with R.W.'s fiancé, (2) R.W. would have to get her own place that's more than a basement apartment, and (3) R.W. would need to present a current letter or report from her therapist. Notably, neither party objected to the trial court's proposed interim ruling in the matter. On June 21, 2002, the trial court issued a Memorandum and Order memorializing its decision to stay the adoption case.