IN RE ADOPTION OF G.L.V.

No. 97,546.

190 P.3d 245 (2008)

In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF G.L.V. and M.J.V., Children under the Age of 18 years.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

August 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Fresh, of Larry R. Mears, Chartered, of Atchison, argued the cause and was on the briefs, for appellant stepfather.

No appearance by appellee natural father.


The opinion of the court was delivered by DAVIS, J.:

This case involves an appeal from the denial of a stepparent adoption. The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's decision, holding that the natural father's consent was necessary since he had performed his parental duties during the 2 years preceding the adoption petition. In re Adoption of G.L.V., 38 Kan.App.2d 144, 163 P.3d 334 (2007). We granted the stepfather...

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