Legal Opinion
D.E. v. K.F.
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided December 18, 2012No. 20120069PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDSTROM, Justice.
[¶ 1] The child, S.B., is an orphan. Her mother and presumed father are dead. No one is claiming custody through *833either parent. K.F. and M.F. physically have the child and claim to be “private foster parents” even though they are not related to the child and no legal authority for their possession appears. They were given the child by J.H., who is not related to the child but thinks he may be “technically the guardian” even though the record reflects no appointment as a guardian. D.E. believes he is the biological father. He sued, seeking to establish his paternity of the…
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