Opinion ID: 886371
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Text: ¶12 Moreover, the burden is on the party seeking termination to demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that every statutorily-required finding for termination has been satisfied. In re S.C., 2003 MT 93, ¶ 18, 315 Mont. 188, ¶ 18, 68 P.3d 685, ¶ 18. In the context of parental rights termination cases, we have defined clear and convincing evidence as simply a requirement that a preponderance of the evidence is definite, clear, and convincing, or that a particular issue must be clearly established by a preponderance of the evidence or by a clear preponderance of the proof. In re S.M., 2001 MT 11, ¶ 30, 304 Mont. 102, ¶ 30, 19 P.3d 213, ¶ 30 (citations omitted).