In re A.T.

¶1 M.C. appeals the termination of his parental rights to his daughter, A.T. We affirm.

ISSUE

¶2 The issue on appeal is whether the District Court abused its discretion when it relied on evidence in the record rather than live testimony to terminate M.C.’s parental rights at a termination hearing for which M.C. failed to appear.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 A.T., the eight-year old child at issue in this case, has been in foster care and intensive therapy since September 2002 when she and her siblings were removed from the care of her mother, L.N. (Mother), and stepfather, B.N.…