IN RE: the ADOPTION OF M.E. (2021)

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

IN RE: the ADOPTION OF M.E., a child W.E. and D.E., Petitioners v. L.H., Respondent and Appellant

No. 20210172

Decided: July 29, 2021

Rhiannon L. Gorham, Grand Forks, ND, for respondent and appellant; submitted on brief.

[¶1] L.H. appeals from a district court order terminating his parental rights to M.E., in connection with a petition for adoption. L.H. argues on appeal the court clearly erred by finding he abandoned M.E., and the court abused its discretion by terminating his parental rights. We conclude the court's findings were not clearly erroneous and the court did not abuse its discretion by terminating L.H.’s parental rights. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (4).

Per Curiam.

[¶2] Jon J. Jensen, C.J. Gerald W. VandeWalle Daniel J. Crothers Lisa Fair McEvers Jerod E. Tufte

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