In re J.W.M.
Annotate this CaseMother and Father were the biological parents of two minor children. After the parents were divorced in Colorado, Mother moved to Montana with the children and registered the Colorado judgment in a Montana district court. Mother subsequently married Husband. Mother and Husband petitioned the district court to terminate Father’s parental rights and to allow Husband to adopt the children. The district court granted the petition, and adoption of the children by Husband became final. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court (1) did not abuse its discretion in terminating Father’s parental rights; and (2) did not err in conducting the termination proceedings in the absence of legal representation for Father.
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