T.D.T. v. J.L.S.

BERREY, Judge.

J.L.S., Sr., appeals from a decree, entered by the Circuit Court of Howard County, Missouri, granting the adoption of his natural son J., Jr. and his putative son D. The petitioners are T.D.T., the natural mother of both children, and her current husband T.T. The decree of adoption includes two findings of fact which appellant contends are not supported by the evidence: appellant willfully abandoned and willfully neglected J., Jr., and appellant is not the natural father of D. Pursuant to § 453.040(4),1 these findings of fact obviated the necessity of obtaining appellant’s…