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D.L.J. v. W.D.R.

No. 5411.

635 P.2d 834 (1981)

D.L.J., Appellant, v. W.D.R., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 6, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sandra K. Saville, Kay Christie, Fuld, Saville & Coffey, Anchorage, for appellant.

George E. Weiss, George E. Weiss & Associates, Anchorage, for appellee.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., CONNOR, BURKE, MATTHEWS and COMPTON, JJ.

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

This is an appeal by D.L.J. (stepfather) from a superior court order stating that his petition to adopt his wife's daughter would not be granted without the consent of the natural father, W.D.R. Under AS 20.15.050(a)(2), the absent parent's consent is not required "if the parent for a period of at least one year has failed significantly without justifiable cause ... (A) to communicate meaningfully with the child, or (B) to provide...

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