Alaska Supreme Court June 26, 1998, S-8150 (In Re the Adoption of A.F.M.)

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I.

INTRODUCTION

A child ordinarily may not be adopted in Aaska unless the biological parent consents. But AS 25.23.050(a)(2)(B) waives consent if the parent has failed significantly and unjustifiably to support the child for “at least one year.” Because Bruce Farley

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paid no support for his daughter, A.F.M.