MOORE, Chief Justice.
We will refer to the parties by name. Vesta Huffman is the sister of Leonard Allen, and Hursel Huffman is Vesta's husband. Mr. and Mrs. Huffman filed a petition in the county court of El Paso county in which they sought a decree for the adoption of Linda Lou Allen the eight and one-half year old daughter of Leonard Allen. The petition was not accompanied by the written consent of the father.
It was alleged in the petition that the mother...
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