In Re Salinas

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

In this case the trial court granted the petition of Thomas Garcia and Gilma Garcia to adopt Jo Anna Salinas, born September 9, 1967, the daughter of Gilberto Salinas and Amanda Jasso Salinas. Neither of the natural parents consented to the adoption. The petitioners sought the adoption under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 46a, § 6(a) (1969), which provides that no consent of the child’s parents is necessary if the parents, for a period of two years, voluntarily abandon the child or fail to contribute substantially commensurate with their financial ability to the support of…