In re D.J.A.

OPINION

RABINO WITZ, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION.

P.E., the natural mother of D.J.A., appeals the superior court’s judgment granting L.A.’s petition for adoption. P.E.’s main contention in this appeal is that the superior court erred in holding that she willfully, without justifiable cause, failed to communicate meaningfully with D.J.A. for at least one year. We reverse.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS.

D.J.A. was born on April 17, 1984, the natural son of D.A., his father, and P.E., his mother. D.A. and P.E. were not married. In September 1985, P.E. took D.J.A. to California to visit relatives. On…