In Re Adoption of Cheney

(dissenting) — The majority opinion reverses by holding; 1, The consent of a stepfather having physical *1190custody of a minor child is a necessary prerequisite to a valid adoption, and 2, the provision of Code section 600.2 requiring a period of residence in the proposed adopting home means such residence must be in contemplation of adoption, is mandatory, and if the residence, although sufficient in time, ivas not with the purpose of adoption in mind, adoption cannot be granted. I shall discuss these in order.

I. The theory of the majority at this point, as I understand it, is that consent being…