J ___ E ___ S v. D ___ L ___ S

BARNEY, Judge.

M_C_, the mother of a female child now three years of age, and her husband A_C_appeal from the Judgment and Order of the Circuit Court of Dent County, Missouri, entered on count one of a two count petition in adoption (pursuant to §§ 453.005 — 453.170) 1. The Judgment and Order recited that Appellants’ “parental interests” as to the child were terminated and that Respondents were granted legal custody of the minor child. The Judgment and Order also terminated the “parental interest” of the biological father. He does not appeal.

Appellants contest the transfer of custody to…