Legal Opinion
In re C.G.
Grand Ronde Court of Appeals
Decided December 12, 2005Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHNSON, Associate Justice.
Mother appeals the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights. We exercise jurisdiction under Tribal Code section 310(h)(2) and affirm.
Mother gave birth to the child in June 1999. She testified that she cared for the child from her birth until mother’s arrest in March 2001 while she was attempting to smuggle marijuana across the Mexican border in California. At that time, the child was staying with her maternal grandfather and his family in Oregon. In June and July 2001, mother executed documents granting temporary custody of the child to mother’s…
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