In Re the Adoption of B.M.W.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

LOCKETT, }.:

Stepfather petitioned for adoption of minor stepchild. The district court found that even though the father had failed to provide affection and care for the child and had paid only a portion of tire court-ordered child support after a threat of con tempt, the consent of the child’s father was still required for a stepparent adoption, and denied the stepfather’s petition for adoption. The stepfather appealed, claiming a father need not fail both the financial and the affection, care, and interest aspects of parenting under K.S.A. 59-2136(d)…