Kirkland v. Lee

Carley, Judge.

Appellant is the natural father of a minor child and the ex-husband of the child’s mother. Appellee is the current husband of the child’s mother and the stepfather of the child. Appellee filed a petition seeking to adopt the child, alleging that the surrender or termination of appellant’s parental rights was unnecessary because “[h]e has failed significantly for a period of more than one (1) year immediately prior to the filing of this petition to communicate with the child, or to provide for the care and support of the child as required by a decree of this Court...” Appellant…