The People of the State of South Dakota, in the Interest of D.G., Minor Child, Concerning L.G. and N.B.F.

[¶ 1.] Father appeals the termination of his parental rights concerning D.G. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

[¶ 2.] When D.G. was ten days old his mother left him with a relative and went to a bar. Mother was arrested for assault and D.G. was taken into protective custody. R.L., D.G.’s natural father, as determined through subsequent paternity testing, was in the state penitentiary. D.G. was placed with a foster home that contained two of his siblings to which mother had previously terminated her parental rights. Those siblings were adopted through foster placement. D.G. is a special needs child…