Jane Doe v. John Doe (In re Jane Doe II)

BRODY, Justice.

This is an expedited appeal from a Bonner County magistrate court's termination of the parental rights of John Doe (Father) to his minor child (IW). John and Jane Doe I, the maternal grandmother and step-grandfather (collectively "Guardians"), filed a petition to adopt IW and terminate Father's parental rights. Guardians alleged that Father abandoned IW and that termination was in her best interests. The magistrate court granted the Guardians' petition, and Father timely appealed. We affirm the magistrate court's amended judgment because there is substantial and competent…