In Re the Adoption of B.C.S.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, C.J.:

D.S., the natural father of two minor children, B.C.S. and P.N.S., appeals the decision of the Shawnee District Court finding that D.S. failed or refused for two consecutive years to assume the duties of a parent and permitting S.I., the children’s stepfather, to adopt them. The principal and controlling issue is whether the findings of fact of the trial court are supported by substantial competent evidence.

The trial judge made extensive findings of fact. Substituting initials for names, those findings are as follows:

“ 1. [D.S.] and [J.I.]…