In Re Adoption of Baby Boy B.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

This is an appeal from the district court’s order denying the petition of the couple who sought to adopt Raby Roy B. The natural father had opposed their petition, and they had sought to terminate his parental rights on the ground that he had failed, without reasonable cause, to provide support for the mother during the six months prior to the child’s birth. The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s denial of the petition in an unpublished opinion filed June 18, 1993. We granted the couple’s petition for review.

Baby Boy B. was…