D. L. B. v. J. A. (B.) H.

SMITH, Chief Judge.

Appellant J.A.(B.)H. is the natural mother of K.M.B. and R.M.B., minors. The trial court, after a contested hearing, entered a decree of adoption of K.M.B. and R.M.B. by D.L.B., the natural father and by S.E.B., their stepmother and present wife of D.L.B. J.A.(B.)H. appeals. We reverse.

J.A.(B.)H. and D.L.B. were divorced' in 1965 and the custody of the children was placed in D.L.B. In 1970, he married S.E.B. and the children continued to reside with D.L.B. and S.E.B. In July, 1974, D.L.B. and S.E.B. filed their “Petition for transfer of Custody and Adoption” of the…