In Re Aubrie W.

Syllabus

This is an appeal from the termination of the father's parental rights. The trial court found the petitioners had proved that the father abandoned the child by willfully failing to visit, willfully failing to support the child, and exhibiting conduct showing a wanton disregard for the child's welfare and that termination of the father's parental rights, was in the child's best interest. Following the entry of the order terminating his rights, the father appealed. Finding the record does not clearly and convincingly establish the ground of abandonment by wanton disregard, we reverse the trial court's determination on that ground however, the record clearly and convincingly established the other two grounds and that termination of the father's parental rights is in the child's best interest. Therefore, we affirm the termination of the father's parental rights.