Court Opinion

ID: 9957334
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2024-04-04 14:06:54.569588+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:18:16.631692
License: Public Domain

FILED
                                                                         IN THE OFFICE OF THE
                                                                      CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
                                                                             MARCH 18, 2024
                                                                       STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

                  IN THE SUPREME COURT
                  STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

                                 2024 ND 49

In the Matter of the Adoption of R.E.M., a minor child

B.M.,                                                Petitioner and Appellant
   v.
A.A.M., birth mother; J.S.M., birth father;
and R.E.M., minor child,                                         Respondents

                                No. 20230321

Appeal from the District Court of Cass County, East Central Judicial District,
the Honorable Tristan J. Van de Streek, Judge.

AFFIRMED.

Per Curiam.

Rachel M. Hanson, Fargo, ND, for petitioner and appellant; submitted on brief.
                             Adoption of R.E.M.
                               No. 20230321

Per Curiam.

[¶1] B.G.M. appeals a district court order denying his petition to adopt R.E.M.
B.G.M. argues the court clearly erred in finding J.S.M., the child’s biological
father, did not abandon the child. B.G.M. also argues the court erred in finding
J.S.M.’s consent to the adoption was required for it to proceed under N.D.C.C.
§ 14-15-06(1)(a), (b), or (j). Based on our review of the record, we conclude the
court’s findings are not clearly erroneous. We summarily affirm under
N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

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

                                       1