In re A.S.

¶54 I respectfully dissent from the Court’s Opinion on Issue 1.1 would hold that no adjudication occurred in this case, either via an adjudicatory hearing or a stipulation by the mother that the child was a youth in need of care. Moreover, since the termination order reflects this omission in that it does not contain the finding required by § 41-3-609(l)(f)(i), MCA-namely, that the child is an adjudicated youth in need of care-I would reverse that order.

¶55 In cases involving petitions to terminate parental rights pursuant to § 41-3-609(l)(f), MCA, “a district court cannot obtain…