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IN RE ADOPTION OF TRYON

No. 4047-II.

27 Wn. App. 842 (1980)

621 P.2d 775

In the Matter of the Adoption of ROBERT SCOTT TRYON, ET AL.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

December 12, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clinton J. Henderson, for appellant.

William R. Garland, for respondent.

PETRIE, J.

Robert Tryon appeals from a decree of adoption entered simultaneously with an order dispensing with the requirement of his consent as natural father to the adoption of his children. The sole issue is whether appellant "deserted or abandoned" his children under former RCW 26.32.040(4), the statutory authority which eliminates the need for obtaining his consent. We hold he did not desert or abandon his children. Accordingly, we vacate the decree and reverse...

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