In Re the Adoption of C.R.N.

¶1 In proceedings before the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County, on a petition for the adoption of C.R.N., the District Court determined that the adoption could proceed without the consent of C.R.N.’s natural father, Joshua Gabe Nabors (Joshua), because of Joshua’s failure to contribute to the child’s financial support during the year immediately preceding the filing of the petition. Joshua appeals. We affirm.

ISSUE

¶2 Did the District Court err in concluding that Joshua’s consent to the adoption of C.R.N. was not required under the provisions of § 40-8-lll(l)(a)(v), MCA (1995)?