Adoption of T.W. CA3

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

N.M. and M.H. (mother), the unwed biological parents of the minor, separated during early in mother’s pregnancy in December 2019, about eight months before the

1 minor was born. Mother went to a domestic violence shelter when she fought with N.M. in December 2019, returned, then went back to the shelter. N.M. never saw mother personally after she left; he attempted to reach her on Facebook Messenger a number of times and had two conversations with her but was otherwise unsuccessful. According to N.M., in March 2019, he asked mother if she needed anything or any help, and she responded that she was “gonna have an abortion,” asked him to leave her alone and not contact her, and that she did not need help. This was the last time N.M. contacted mother. Mother proceeded with adoption planning and completed initial adoption paperwork identifying N.M. as the biological father and said that he “was not involved at that point” and she “had left because of a domestic violence situation, and that he had requested that she have an abortion.” Jennifer Shimabukuro, the adoption facilitator, attempted to contact N.M. at the phone number provided by mother…