CLT v. SJT

STEBNER, District Judge,

Retired, dissenting, with whom KITE, Justice, joins..

[¶ 8] I respectfully dissent. In my view of this case, Mother has no standing to assert the arguments she makes on appeal. I certainly agree with the majority that adoption is purely statutory and therefore the proceeding must be conducted in substantial conformity with the provisions of the statute. I likewise agree that parental consent for the adoption is jurisdictional. Nevertheless, the issue presented does not deprive the district court of jurisdiction. Instead, the issue is one of the sufficiency of the notice…