Opinion ID: 1169302
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: SUBSECTION (ii) PUTATIVE FATHER'S INTEREST AND RESPONSIBILITY

Text: The second factor the district court must consider is whether the putative father has evidenced an interest in and responsibility for the child within thirty (30) days after receiving notice of the pending birth. Section 1-22-108(c)(ii), W.S. 1977. There is no dispute that the district court correctly held that appellant expressed an interest in the child within the 30-day period. Appellant visited the child immediately after birth. RG claims, however, that appellant did not evidence responsibility because he never offered to pay for the birth or to support the child. There was some evidence, however, that appellant offered his support immediately after the birth, and it is undisputed that he brought substantial gifts for the child, including clothing, at the initial visit. Appellant's failure to assert responsibility at a later date is not relevant to subsection (ii). That subsection only requires that he show some responsibility during the 30 days after birth. We cannot say that the district court abused its discretion when it held that appellant asserted both interest and responsibility within 30 days after GSD's birth.