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Adoption of Baby Boy R.
In Adoption of Kelsey S. (1992) 1 Cal.4th 816 (Kelsey S.), our Supreme Court articulated what an unwed father must do to elevate himself to the status of a "presumed father" and thereby preclude termination of his parental rights.
Three years after Kelsey S. was decided, the court made clear that an unwed father's burden arises immediately upon learning of the pregnancy and requires "a full commitment to his parental responsibilities - emotional, financial, and otherwise . . . ." (Adoption of Michael H. (1995) 10 Cal.4th 1043, 1055 (Michael H.).) Here we conclude there is substantial evidence that the unwed father did not, with alacrity, make such a full commitment.
A.M., the unwed father of infant Baby Boy R. (now Ian), appeals the trial court's finding that he failed to meet his burden of proving he is a presumed father under Kelsey S. We conclude that substantial evidence supports the court's finding. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment terminating appellant's parental rights to Ian and freeing the child for adoption by respondents R.G. and C.G. (Fam. Code, § 7662 et seq.)[1]

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