D.P.O. v. N.H.

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] G.O. (“Glen”) and L.O. (“Laura”), the maternal grandparents of D.P.O. (“Denise”), appealed from a judgment awarding custody of Denise to her biological father, N.H. (“Ned”). Ned has appealed from that part of the judgment awarding Glen and Laura grandparent visitation. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] Ned and Denise’s mother, A.O. (“Ann”), had a brief relationship in 2000 from which Denise was conceived, but the couple never married. Denise was born on February 23, 2001. Ned was not informed of Ann’s pregnancy or the child’s birth until months later, and he did not know he…