Court Opinion

ID: 9705353
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 01:03:53.200869+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:22:10.277349
License: Public Domain

Kelly, P.J.
(concurring). I concur in the result reached by the majority opinion. I write separately to note that the parameters for such an evidentiary hearing have not been addressed. In the present case, if the parties had nothing further to add to the record, then I would be inclined to agree with the trial court’s actions. However, it appears that defendant intended to call at least one witness, a child welfare specialist, to testify regarding the strength of the relationship between defendant and his son. For this reason, I believe an evidentiary hearing was in order to properly determine how the best interests of this child would be served.