Legal Opinion

Adoption of I.R.R.

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided November 21, 2013No. 20130287PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] The biological father of a minor child appeals from an order terminating his parental rights to the child and from an order granting a petition for adoption of the child. The biological father argues he did not fail to communicate with and fail to manifest a significant parental interest in his child without justifiable cause when, while he was incarcerated, the biological mother obtained a protection order against him, returned all correspondence and packages sent by him or his family, refused all phone or electronic communications from his family, and refused any…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. In the Matter of Adoption of SrfNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
  2. In Re Adoption of HGCNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2009
  3. In Re Adoption of HRWNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Matter of Adoption of AMMNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
  5. B.A.C. v. N.W.P.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2009

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Interest of C.A.R.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2020
  2. K.B.C. v. K.J.C.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2016
  3. Interest of J.J.G., M.K.G. & O.J.G.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2022
  4. Adoption of G.M.H.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2025
  5. Matter of K.J.C.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2016

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