District Court of Appeal of Florida November 16, 2018, Case No. 5D18-979 (S.B.-B. v. J.M.B.-S.)

COHEN, C.J.

S.B.-B. and B.B.-B. ("Mother" and "Prospective Adoptive Parent," respectively) appeal the denial of their petition for stepparent adoption of J.M.B.-S. ("Child"). In the petition, they sought to excuse the necessity of obtaining the consent of M.S. ("Father"), alleging that he abandoned Child pursuant to section 63.089(4), Florida Statutes (2016). We affirm.