BEASLEY, Judge.
Appellant sought to adopt his 10-year-old stepdaughter, alleging abandonment by the natural father and the latter's failure to communicate with his daughter or to support her. The father was served with the adoption petition and objected to it. DFCS' report approved the adoption, and the mother consented.
In denying the petition, the court held that it could not find "forfeiture of parenthood" unless there was clear and convincing evidence...
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