In Re the Adoption of Wilson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, J.:

This is an appeal by Dennis R. Wilson, natural father of minor children, Jason Lee and Jeremy Ray Wilson, from a decree of adoption granted to Glenn L. Patrick, stepfather of said children.

The first point raised on appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence to support the trial court’s finding that the natural father had failed or refused to assume the duties of a parent for the two consecutive years immediately preceding the filing of the petition herein.

K.S.A. 59-2102 provides:

“Before any minor child is adopted, consent must be given to…