In this adoption proceeding, petitioner's application to adopt the natural child of his wife is opposed by the natural father. Petitioner seeks to dispense with the natural father's consent on grounds of abandonment pursuant to section 111 of the Domestic Relations Law.
The natural parents were married on April 20, 1963 and the child was born on April 8, 1964. The marriage was terminated by a Mexican divorce decree on August...
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