MATTER OF ADOPTION OF QUENETTE

Civ. No. 10434.

341 N.W.2d 619 (1983)

In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF June Madeira QUENETTE. Terry and Sally QUENETTE, Petitioners and Appellees, v. Richard William SKJONSBY, natural father of June Madeira Quenette, Respondent and Appellant, Donald L. Schmid, Administrator, Child Welfare Services of the Department of Human Services of the State of North Dakota, Respondent.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

December 15, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schneider, Schneider & Schneider, Fargo, for petitioners and appellees; argued by Steven C. Schneider, Fargo.

Richard W. Skjonsby, pro se.


PEDERSON, Justice.

Richard William Skjonsby appealed from a judgment terminating his parental rights as the natural father of June Madeira (Skjonsby) Quenette. Skjonsby, pursuing this appeal pro se, fails to precisely articulate the issues. Essentially, however, he argues that the trial court erred (1) in not allowing him to appear personally at the hearing, (2) in denying his motion to proceed in forma pauperis, and (3) in determining that he had abandoned June....

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