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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Gratton holds that the magistrate court properly terminated a father's parental rights based on clear and convincing evidence of abandonment. He willfully failed to maintain a normal parent-child relationship or provide support for five years. But the magistrate court must redo its analysis to apply the best interest factors for termination cases instead of the factors for divorce custody cases. Vacated.
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