In Re the Welfare of the Children of R.W.

OPINION

BLATZ, Chief Justice.

Following a contested hearing, the district court terminated appellant R.W.’s1 *52parental i-ights to two children he had by K.K. based on findings that (1) appellant had abandoned the children; (2) appellant had substantially, continuously or repeatedly neglected to comply with the duties imposed upon him by the parent and child relationship; (3) reasonable efforts had failed to correct the conditions leading to the out-of-home placement; and (4) the children were neglected and in foster care. See Minn.Stat. § 260C.301, subd. l(b)(l)-(2), (5), (8) (2002). The…