Title: Interest of J.S.

State: north-dakota

Issuer: North Dakota Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2023 ND 72 In the Interest of J.S., minor child Ethan Hinze, L.B.S.W., Petitioner and Appellee v. J.S., Jr., child, Respondent and K.V., mother; J.S., father, Respondents and Appellants No. 20230062 Appeal from the Juvenile Court of Cass County, East Central Judicial District, the Honorable Nicholas W. Chase, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Rebecca R. Jund, Assistant State’s Attorney, Fargo, N.D., for petitioner and appellee; submitted on brief. Elizabeth J. Sundby, Fargo, N.D., for respondent and appellant K.V., mother; submitted on brief. Kylie M. Oversen, Fargo, N.D., for respondent and appellant J.S., father; submitted on brief. FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPREME COURT APRIL 13, 2023 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 1 Interest of J.S. No. 20230062 Per Curiam. [¶1] J.S., Sr., and K.V. appeal from a juvenile court order affirming a judicial referee’s findings of fact and order terminating their parental rights over their child, J.S., Jr. They argue that the juvenile court abused its discretion, and J.S., Sr., argues the trial court erred in finding the child was “in need of protection” and that the causes thereof were likely to continue. We affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (4). [¶2] Jon J. Jensen, C.J. Daniel J. Crothers Lisa Fair McEvers Jerod E. Tufte Douglas A. Bahr