David S., Appellant v. Jared H. and Connie H., Appellees

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the adoption of Katie by her grandparents without the biological father's consent. It held that the father failed significantly and without justifiable cause to communicate meaningfully with Katie for at least one year, that incarceration, an alleged parental agreement, alleged interference, and the circumstances as a whole did not justify that failure, and that his visitation and attorney-fee challenges failed. The court also upheld the award of reduced attorney's fees against him.