I.D. v. B.C.D.

PHILLIP R. GARRISON, Chief Judge.

The trial court entered a judgment and decree of adoption by which A.K.B.D. was adopted by her paternal grandparents, I.D and J.D. (“Grandparents”). C.I.D. (“Mother”) appeals, claiming that the trial court erred because she did not consent to the adoption, and the evidence was insufficient to establish that she willfully abandoned or willfully, substantially and continuously neglected A.K.B.D. for six months immediately preceding the filing of the adoption petition. She argues that any lack of contact with the child was involuntary on her part. We affirm.

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