In Re the Adoption of B.L.P.

The natural father of minor child B.L.P. appeals an order of the District Court of the Sixteenth Judicial District in and for Fallon County, Montana, terminating his parental rights and allowing the adoption of his minor child without his consent. We affirm.

J.C.E. filed a petition to adopt the minor child, B.L.P., April 15, 1985. The petitioner was married to the child’s natural mother at that time. The mother consented to the adoption. The court granted the adoption May 14, 1985, although the natural father was not notified of the adoption proceeding and did not consent to the adoption.

The…