J.W.M. v. R.H.

*283¶1 C.M. and J.M. are the biological parents of minor children, A.K.M. and J.W.M., bom in 2007 and 2008 respectively. Following C.M. and J.M.’s 2009 Colorado divorce, C.M. moved to Montana with the children. In December 2011, she registered the Colorado judgment in the Montana Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County. In June 2012, C.M. married R.H. who now wants to adopt the children. In December 2012, C.M. and R.H. petitioned the District Court to terminate J.M.’s parental rights on multiple grounds and to allow the adoption to proceed. Following a termination hearing, the District…