Boslund v. Rice

Adoption proceedings are provided by statute. It is provided that no adoption shall be made without the written consent of the living parents of such child, unless the court shall find that one of the parents has abandoned the child or gone to parts unknown, when such con*534sent may be given by the parent, if any, having the care of the child. In case of abandonment consent may be given by the court or next of kin. The issue turns in this case solely on the question of abandonment. The county judge found that the mother had abandoned her child, and the question is, Did the evidence justify the…