In re N.W., J.W., L.W.

Summary

The Court affirmed dismissal of the mother's petition to terminate the father's parental rights for willful abandonment. The evidence and findings showed that, during the determinative six-month period, the father paid child support and sought to register the existing custody order, while his broader history reflected efforts to regain contact that had been restricted by court orders. The Court concluded that these circumstances supported the finding that the father had not willfully abandoned the children.