W.H. v. S.B.

JEFFREY W. BATES, Judge.

S.B. (Father) appeals from a judgment terminating his parental rights to E.F.B.D.1 Father’s parental rights were terminated on the ground of abandonment pursuant to § 211.447.4(l)(b).2 On appeal, Father contends there was insufficient evidence to prove this statutory ground for termination. Alternatively, he contends there was sufficient evidence to show that he repented of his abandonment of E.F.B.D. This Court affirms.

To terminate parental rights, a trial court must use a two-step analysis. In re S.J.H., 124 S.W.3d 63, 66 (Mo.App.2004). In the first step, the court…