Graham v. Starr

ROBERTSON, Judge.

Carl Graham appeals the denial of two petitions for the adoption of his wife’s two daughters from a prior marriage.

We affirm.

Graham challenges the trial court’s decision as being contrary to law because the order denying the petitions refers to his failure to prove the “absolute abandonment” of the children by their natural father, Marion Starr. Graham concludes from this language that he was held to an erroneous standard of proof and argues that the evidence presented satisfied the statutory criteria for adoption without parental consent specified by Ind.Code 31-3— 1 —…