In Re Adoption of Trent

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, C.J.;

This is an adoption case which presents an issue as to whether the natural mother’s consent to the adoption of her child is valid. The issue is a matter of first impression in our Kansas courts. We granted a petition for review of the judgment of the Court of Appeals which is published in 5 Kan. App. 2d 363, 616 P.2d 304 (1980). The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s order denying a minor child’s adoption, holding that the natural mother’s written consent was invalid for lack of authority in the notary, before whom the…