Loveless v. May

Frank Holt, Justice.

The appellants seek to adopt two and a half year old Jennifer Neighbors, the natural child of the appellee, of whom they have custody pursuant to a juvenile court order. The issue presented to the probate court was whether the consent of the appellee should be dispensed with pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. § 56-207 (a) (2) (Supp. 1981), which provides:

Consent to adoption is not required of: a parent of a child in the custody of another, if the parent for a period of at least one [1] year has failed significantly without justifiable cause (i) to communicate with the child or…