In re the Adoption of Shelly

GUNN, Judge.

Appellant is the natural father of Shelly _, the cynosure of these proceedings. Shelly’s mother and second husband filed a joint petition seeking to terminate the parental rights of the natural father and for Shelly’s adoption by them. The trial court, after finding that the appellant had willfully neglected to provide Shelly with proper care and maintenance for at least one year preceding its filing, granted the petition. The appellant’s point on appeal essentially is that the evidence was insufficient to support the trial court’s decision; that there was not substantial evidence…