Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-09-28 17:07:16.570454+00
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FILED
                                                                     IN THE OFFICE OF THE
                                                                  CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
                                                                      SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
                                                                   STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

                    IN THE SUPREME COURT
                    STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

                                 2023 ND 182

In the Interest of K.J., minor child

State of North Dakota,                            Petitioner and Appellee
      v.
K.J., child, W.J., father,                                  Respondents
      and
C.D., mother,                                   Respondent and Appellant

                                 No. 20230290

In the Interest of K.J., minor child

State of North Dakota,                            Petitioner and Appellee
      v.
K.J., child, W.J., father,                                  Respondents
      and
C.D., mother,                                   Respondent and Appellant

                                 No. 20230291

Appeal from the Juvenile Court of Ward County, North Central Judicial
District, the Honorable Kelly A. Dillon, Judicial Referee.

AFFIRMED.

Per Curiam.
Rozanna C. Larson, State’s Attorney, Minot, ND, for petitioner and appellee;
submitted on brief.

Kyle R. Craig, Minot, ND, for respondent and appellant; submitted on brief.
                           Interest of K.J. and K.J.
                           Nos. 20230290-20230291

Per Curiam.

[¶1] C.D. appeals from a juvenile court order terminating her parental rights
to K.J. and K.J. She argues the court abused its discretion by terminating her
parental rights, challenging the court’s finding the conditions and causes of the
need for protection are likely to continue.

[¶2] The juvenile court found K.J. and K.J. to be children in need of protection
and concluded they had been in the human service zone’s care, custody, and
control for at least 450 out of the previous 660 nights. N.D.C.C.
§ 27-20.3-20(1)(c)(2). C.D. does not challenge these findings. See Interest of
B.R., 2023 ND 137, ¶ 2, 993 N.W.2d 509 (“Because the court may terminate
parental rights under N.D.C.C. § 27-20.3-20(1)(b), we need not determine
whether the court erred in finding the conditions and causes of the need for
protection are likely to continue under N.D.C.C. § 27-20.3-20(1)(c)(1).”). We
conclude the juvenile court did not abuse its discretion by terminating the
parental rights of C.D. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4).

[¶3] Jon J. Jensen, C.J.
     Daniel J. Crothers
     Lisa Fair McEvers
     Jerod E. Tufte
     Douglas A. Bahr

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