§ 14-15-06 — Individuals as to whom consent not required - Notice of hearing

1. Consent to adoption is not required of:
a. A parent who has deserted a child without affording means of identification or
who has abandoned a child.
b. A parent of a child in the custody of another, if the parent for a period of at least
one year has failed significantly without justifiable cause:
(1) To communicate with the child; or
(2) To provide for the care and support of the child as required by law or judicial
decree.
c. The father of a minor if the father's consent is not required by subdivision b of
subsection 1 of section 14-15-05.
d. A parent who has relinquished that parent's right to consent under section