Case Name: In the MATTER OF the ADOPTION OF B.A.T. M.L.T. and S.G.T., Petitioners and Appellees v. J.C.T., Respondent and Appellant
Court: North Dakota Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: North Dakota
Decision Date: 2018-07-11
Citations: 913 N.W.2d 769
Docket Number: No. 20180137
Parties: In the MATTER OF the ADOPTION OF B.A.T.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Western Reporter 2d
Volume: 913
Pages: 769–770

Head Matter:
In the MATTER OF the ADOPTION OF B.A.T.
M.L.T. and S.G.T., Petitioners and Appellees
v.
J.C.T., Respondent and Appellant
No. 20180137
Supreme Court of North Dakota.
Filed July 11, 2018
Ashley L. Lies, New Rockford, ND, for petitioners and appellees.
Alyssa L. Lovas, Bismarck, ND, for respondent and appellant.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
[¶1] The biological father of a minor child appealed from an order terminating his parental rights and granting a petition for stepparent adoption. The father argues the juvenile court erred in finding he abandoned the child and in terminating his parental rights. We conclude the juvenile court did not clearly err in finding the father abandoned the child and in terminating his parental rights. We affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).
[¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
Jon J. Jensen
Lisa Fair McEvers
Daniel J. Crothers
Jerod E. Tufte