In Re the Welfare of L.L.N.

OPINION

WOZNIAK, Judge.

W.N. appeals from an order terminating his parental rights to his fourteen-year old son, L.L.N. The trial court found that three of the statutory grounds for termination were met: that father had abandoned son, that he had neglected to comply with the duties of parenting, and that he had failed to contribute support without good cause. We reverse.

FACTS

Father and mother were married for seven years and lived in the town of Ceylon in Martin County, Minnesota. After the dissolution of their marriage in 1977, custody of their two children (L.L.N., fourteen; B.W.N., nine) was…