Opinion ID: 1317098
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Parent-Child Relationship

Text: Lee claims that the issue of whether the parent-child relationship has been destroyed is only material in the event that there was parental conduct which caused such destruction. He argues that the district court erred in finding that the parent-child relationship between Lee and the child had been destroyed. We disagree. Parental obligation is a positive duty requiring affirmative performance. Lee, however, by his own conduct placed himself in a position of having no contact with the child. Lee willfully and intentionally failed to comply with the district court's order to pay child support, failed to communicate with the child, and disregarded the child's welfare. Therefore, we determine that the district court did not err in finding that Lee's disregard of his parental obligation has led to the destruction of the parent-child relationship between Lee and the child. See 2 Am.Jur.2d Adoption, §§ 31 through 36 (1962).