Court Opinion

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FILED
                                                                          IN THE OFFICE OF THE
                                                                       CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
                                                                              JULY 19, 2023
                                                                        STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

                  IN THE SUPREME COURT
                  STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

                                2023 ND 139

In the Matter of the Adoption of B.T.H., a minor child

J.H. and T.H., Paternal Grandparents,                Petitioners and Appellees
      v.
T.K.H., Birth Father, the North Dakota
Department of Human Services,                                    Respondents
      and
K.R.O., Birth Mother,                               Respondent and Appellant

                                No. 20230178

Appeal from the District Court of Cass County, East Central Judicial District,
the Honorable John C. Irby, Judge.

AFFIRMED.

Per Curiam.

Ashley R. Heitkamp, Fargo, ND, for petitioners and appellees.

Jay R. Greenwood, Fargo, ND, for respondent and appellant.
                             Adoption of B.T.H.
                               No. 20230178

Per Curiam.

[¶1] K.R.O. appeals from an order terminating her parental rights to the
minor child, B.T.H., and granting a petition for adoption. K.R.O. argues the
district court erred in finding for a period of one year before the filing of the
petition, she had not seen the minor child in person once and had two “face-
time” visits which, combined, amounted to a total of less than one hour.
Without any citation to the record, K.R.O. asserts the court ignored the
evidence petitioners did not allow her to have contact with B.T.H. She also
argues the court erred in finding her consent to the adoption was not required
for it to proceed under N.D.C.C. § 14-15-06(1)(b)(1). Based on our review of the
record, we conclude the court’s findings are not clearly erroneous and the court
did not abuse its discretion by terminating K.R.O.’s parental rights. We
summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (4).

[¶2] Jon J. Jensen, C.J.
     Daniel J. Crothers
     Lisa Fair McEvers
     Jerod E. Tufte
     Douglas A. Bahr

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