J.E. v. A.P.

Tufte, Justice.

[¶ 1] J.E. appeals a district court order denying his petition to terminate A.P.’s parental rights to their child, C.D.G.E. We affirm, concluding the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying the petition where it was not established that denying the petition would seriously affect the child’s welfare.

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[¶ 2] C.D.G.E. was born in 2010. Since 2014, J.E. has had primary residential responsibility of the child. A.P. is obligated to pay monthly child support payments. Because she is currently in arrears, she is prevented from obtaining a driver’s license.

[¶ 3] J.E.…