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NELSON v. HERNDON

No. KK-459.

371 So.2d 140 (1979)

Douglas NELSON, Appellant, v. Harold HERNDON and Linda Gail Herndon, His Wife, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter R. Carfora, Gainesville, for appellant.

C. Valentine Bates of Bates & DeCarlis, Gainesville, for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

Nelson appeals a judgment of adoption awarding his seven-year-old daughter to Harold Herndon and Linda Gail Herndon. The mother of the child is deceased. We reverse.

Under the evidence presented, the only legal basis upon which this adoption could be granted is by a showing of abandonment of the child by the natural father. It fails in this respect and the trial court so found. See Harden v. Thomas...

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