MARTIN, Judge.
This appeal raises the question as to whether a parent who abandons a child under G.S. § 31A-2 is precluded from participating in proceeds from the settlement of a claim for the wrongful death of the child.
Effective 1 October 1961, the General Statutes of North Carolina were amended by adding Chapter 31A, entitled "Acts Barring Property Rights". G.S. § 31A-2 as thereby enacted reads:
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