In Re the Adoption of V.R.O.

Respondent is the stepfather of V.R.O. and V.N.O., two minor children. Respondent filed a petition in the District Court for the adoption of the two children. Appellant, the natural father of the children, opposed the petition. The District Court granted the stepfather’s motion for partial summary judgment terminating the natural father’s parental rights. The natural father appeals from this decision. We reverse and remand.

The natural father raises two issues on appeal:

1. Did the District Court properly determine that the natural father was able to contribute to the support of the children…