Yellow v. State

¶1Filed 4/10/12 by Clerk of Supreme Court

¶2IN THE SUPREME COURT

¶3STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

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¶72012 ND 70

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¶11In the Matter of the Adoption

¶12of K.R.H.N.

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¶14T.D.H.N. and W.J.N., Petitioners and Appellees

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¶16v.

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¶18North Dakota Department of

¶19Human Services and T.E.K., Respondents

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¶21T.E.K.,                                                                                                           Appellant

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¶25No. 20120139

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¶29Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable David W. Nelson, Judge.

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¶31AFFIRMED.

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¶33Per Curiam.

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¶35Justin D. Hager, 1110 College Drive, Suite 211, Bismarck, N.D. 58501-1225, for petitioners and appellees.

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¶37Kent M. Morrow, P.O. Box 2155, Bismarck, N.D. 58502-2155, for appellant.

¶38Adoption of K.R.H.N.

¶39No. 20120139

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¶41Per Curiam.

¶42[¶1] T.E.K., the natural father of K.R.H.N., appeals from a final decree of adoption terminating his parental rights to K.R.H.N. and allowing W.J.N. to adopt the child.  T.E.K. argues the district court erred in finding he had abandoned the child and erred in granting the petition for adoption.  We affirm the decree under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

¶43[¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.

¶44Mary Muehlen Maring

¶45Daniel J. Crothers

¶46Dale V. Sandstrom

¶47Carol Ronning Kapsner