Missouri Court of Appeals December 3, 1996, No. 69659 (L. v. L.)

GERALD M. SMITH, Judge.

Natural mother, Kim, appeals from a judgment terminating her parental rights to D.L., her son, and decreeing that D.L. is adopted by Chris, his natural father, and Judy, his stepmother. We reverse.

D.L. was bom in 1988. In 1991 the marriage of Kim and Chris was dissolved. The dissolution was by default as Kim did not answer or appear.