ROBERTSON, Chief Judge.
The trial court denied the petition of the Murphys, the natural mother and her second husband, for the adoption of a minor child. Vanderver, the natural father who resisted the adoption, is the mother's first husband. We affirm the denial.
The adoption petition, filed on January 13, 1975, alleged that the consent of the natural father was not required because he had abandoned and deserted the child for a period in excess of six months...
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