Sparto v. Sparto

OPINION

By THE COURT:

This is a law appeal from the Probate Court of Darke County. The action was one for the adoption of Rita Mae Sparto, a child of eleven years, by Joseph and Esther Sparto, the petitioners and appellants. The natural parents of the child have not consented to the adoption and are objecting to the same. The grounds upon which the petition is based are that the parents have wilfully failed to properly support and maintain said child for a period of more than two years immediately preceding the filing of the petition.

The evidence discloses that Rita Mae Sparto was taken to the…