In re the Adoption of B.J.H.

Larson J.:

The natural father of BJ.H., Jr., appeals from the trial court’s decision granting the adoption of his son without his consent by the boy’s stepfather. In compliance with Supreme Court Rule 7.043 (1987 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 34), the parties will be referred to as Father, Stepfather, and Mother.

B.J.H. was born on May 16, 1980. Mother and Father were divorced November 6, 1981. Mother and Stepfather were married on December 1, 1985. B.J.H. and his sister have resided with their mother and stepfather since the marriage.

On November 25,1986, Stepfather filed a petition in Shawnee County…