In re de St. G.

1 iBOWES, Judge.

Appellants, M.D.S.G. (“M.”) and P.B.S. Jr. (“P.”), appeal a judgment of the Juvenile Court declaring that the child K.N.K. could not be released for adoption without the consent of her natural father, J.J.K. (“J.”).

Appellants filed a petition for the adoption of K.N.K. (“K.”), born on August 12, 1995 to J. and S.D.S.G. (“S.”), an unmarried couple. Appellants are married and M. is the child’s maternal aunt; the petition alleged that the mother, S., consented to the adoption. It was further alleged that the whereabouts of the father, J., were unknown and requested that a curator…