D_ G_ K v. D_ G_ K

McMILLIAN, Judge.

This is an appeal by appellants B_S_ and L_ S_, from a judgment denying a petition for adoption of D_G_K_, Jr., a minor child. Petitioners have had continuous custody of the child since his original placement with them as a foster child in 1970. The adoption petition was filed December 13, 1973. The natural father opposed granting the adoption. After a lengthy hearing, the trial court denied the petition finding that the natural father had not wilfully abandoned the child or wilfully neglected to provide him with proper care and maintenance for a period of at least one year…