Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-08-17 15:07:24.409473+00
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FILED
                                                                   IN THE OFFICE OF THE
                                                                CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
                                                                      AUGUST 17, 2023
                                                                 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

                   IN THE SUPREME COURT
                   STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

                                   2023 ND 157

In the Interest of A.B., a child

Leslie Johnson, L.B.S.W., Cass
County Human Service Zone,                          Petitioner and Appellee
      v.
A.B., a child,                                                 Respondent
      and
J.S., mother,                                     Respondent and Appellant

                                   No. 20230197

In the Interest of A.C., minor child

Leslie Johnson, L.B.S.W., Cass
County Human Service Zone,                          Petitioner and Appellee
      v.
A.C., a child; D.C., father,                                  Respondents
      and
J.S., mother,                                     Respondent and Appellant

                                   No. 20230198
In the Interest of A.W., minor child

Tony Jablonsky, Cass County
Human Service Zone,                                   Petitioner and Appellee
      v.
A.W., a child; A.W., father,                                     Respondents
      and
J.S., mother,                                      Respondent and Appellant

                                 No. 20230199

Appeal from the Juvenile Court of Cass County, East Central Judicial District,
the Honorable Daniel E. Gast, Judicial Referee.

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; submitted on
brief.
                      Interest of A.B., A.C. & A.W.
                   Nos. 20230197, 20230198 & 20230199

Per Curiam.

[¶1] J.S. appeals from a juvenile court order terminating her parental rights
to A.B., A.C., and A.W. She argues the court abused its discretion by
terminating her parental rights.

[¶2] The juvenile court found the children have been subjected to aggravating
circumstances as defined in N.D.C.C. § 27-20.3-01(3)(h) when J.S. allowed the
children to be present in an environment subjecting them to exposure to
controlled substances. N.D.C.C. § 27-20.3-20(1)(b). The court also found the
children are in need of protection, and the children have been in the care,
custody, and control of the human service zone for at least 450 out of the
previous 660 nights. N.D.C.C. § 27-20.3-20(1)(c)(2). J.S. does not challenge
these findings. See Interest of B.R., 2023 ND 137, ¶ 2 (“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 district court did not abuse its discretion by
terminating the parental rights of J.S. 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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