B.M. (H.) T. v. J.D.B.

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] In this consolidated appeal, the mother seeks reversal of (1) the decision to terminate her parental rights so that the father’s wife, the stepmother, can adopt C.D.B., and (2) the decision to hold the mother in contempt for not paying her child support obligation. We affirm both decisions.

Background

[¶ 2.] The mother and father never married each other, but lived together and shared responsibility for their son, C.D.B., who was born in 1998. The parents eventually separated in 2000, and the mother kept physical custody of the child. The father retained the right to…