Daye v. Drew

1. A father loses parental control of his child by his failure “to provide necessaries for his child.” Civil Code (1910), § 3021.

2. A father was convicted of crime in the State of Florida, and was sentenced to involuntary servitude in the penitentiary of that State, in consequence of which he was unable to support and maintain his minor child. Being left with this child under these circumstances, the mother expressly in writing gave it to the respondent, who took it at the age of two and a half years, and had maintained and supported it until it had reached the age of nine years or more.…