Nevelos v. Railston

CARMODY, Justice.

This is an adoption proceeding in which the mother of two minor children and her second husband filed a petition to adopt the children and the natural father has opposed the proceeding.

After a hearing, the district court of Socorro Cóunty entered an order dispensing with the consent of the father, and immediately thereafter entered decrees of adoption as to the children. Actually, the appeal is taken from the decrees of adoption, although basically it is contended that the court should not have entered its order dispensing with the natural father’s consent, and therefore that…