IN THE MATTER OF DOE

No. 7899.

118 N.H. 226 (1978)

IN THE MATTER OF JAMES DOE

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

April 7, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

New Hampshire Legal Assistance, of Lebanon (Richard V. Aborjaily orally), for Debbie Doe.

David H. Souter, attorney general (David W. Marshall, attorney, orally), for the State.


DOUGLAS, J.

This is an appeal from a determination of the Grafton County Probate Court (Jones, J.) terminating the parental rights of Debbie Doe over her son, James. RSA 170-C:5 I (Supp. 1975). The termination decree was grounded upon evidence that Mrs. Doe had made only minimal efforts over a sixteen-month period to communicate with him, and she had therefore abandoned him within the meaning of RSA 170-C:5 I (Supp. 1975). We affirm.

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