Cromwell v. Schaefer (In re A.J.C.)

Ingrid Gustafson, J., delivered the Opinion of the Court.

***23¶ 1 Appellant Dennis Cromwell, the natural father of A.J.C. (Father), appeals the July 20, 2016 Findings, Conclusions and Parenting Plan ordered by the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Sanders County. In a separate but related matter, Father has also appealed the District Court's September 26, 2017 Order Denying Department's Motion to Amend the Permanency Plan and Order of Dismissal.1

¶ 2 We restate the issue on appeal as follows:

Did the District Court err by allowing a child's grandmother to ***24pursue a parental interest under…