eliminating the need for an
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parents: For example, both
the natural mother and
father will have to consent to
. the adoption of children. by
the natural- tmother's new:
husband. However, in cases
-where the. best interests of
the child are at stake, a court
may dispense with this con-
sent. —
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the adoptions area, step
parent adoptions havc often
been used as a tactic for cut-
ting natural parents out of
the picture.

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