In the Matter of A.J.S. and N.J.S.

In the Matter of the Adoption of A.J.S. and N.J.S., minor children S.B.S., Petitioner and Appellee
v.
B.L.S., Julie Hoffman, Administrator of the North Dakota Department of Human Services, Respondents
and
J.K., Respondent and Appellant

No. 20160290

Appeal from the District Court of Grand Forks County, Northeast Central Judicial District, the Honorable John A. Thelen, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Sarah S. Barron, 311 S. Fourth St., Ste. 116, Grand Forks, ND 58201-4792, for petitioner and appellee.
Rhiannon L. Gorham, Grand Forks Public Defender Office, 405 Bruce Ave., Ste. 101, Grand Forks, ND 58201, for respondent and appellant.

In the Matter of A.J.S. and N.J.S.No. 20160290

Per Curiam.

[¶1] The father, J.K., appealed from a district court's order terminating his parental rights and granting a petition for a step-parent adoption. On appeal, J.K. argues the district court erred in finding there was clear and convincing evidence that he abandoned his children. We conclude the district court's order is based on findings of fact that are not clearly erroneous and summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

[¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
Dale V. Sandstrom
Daniel J. Crothers
Lisa Fair McEvers
Carol Ronning Kapsner