In re Adoption of J.H.G.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

The natural mother of J.H.G., a minor child, appeals the trial court’s denial of her motion to set aside a decree of adoption filed on March 4, 1992. The appeal was transferred to this court pursuant to K.S.A. 20-3018(c).

The facts are largely undisputed. The natural mother, E.G., now 24, was born and raised in Ethiopia. After she was graduated from high school she moved to Manhattan, Kansas, in 1988 to *782attend Kansas State University. She has completed several semesters at Manhattan Christian College and at Kansas State University, where she…