In Re Cordy

The court is of the opinion that the part of section 224 of the Civil Code upon which the respondent relies, does not state all of the elements necessary to constitute abandonment, but only defines the circumstances under which the juvenile court can take charge of cases of that kind and determine whether or not there has been an abandonment, and that one of the things necessary to be shown to constitute abandonment is intent on the part of the parent to abandon the child. This evidence does not show such intent. It should be said that the lack of intent is not conclusively shown by the bald…