The opinion of the court was delivered by
McFARLAND, J.:
Gilbert Stefan appeals from the trial court's denial of his petition to adopt his stepson, Derek Erwin Crider. The trial court held that it lacked jurisdiction to grant the adoption as consent of the child's natural father was necessary. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court in an unpublished opinion filed August 2, 1984 (In re Adoption of Crider, No. 56,209). The matter is before us on...
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