Idaho Department of Health & Welfare Ex Rel. Doe v. Doe

BURDICK, Chief Justice.

This is an expedited appeal from the magistrate’s order terminating John Doe’s parental rights as to his daughter, L.E. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

The factual findings were well documented in the magistrate’s December 16, 2014, findings, conclusions, and order of termination. John Doe has a long history of drug use, beginning at around age 11, and a somewhat troubled family history. He started using methamphetamine in his early teens and has continued using methamphetamine consistently for the past twenty-plus years. When Doe was 11 or 12, his parents placed him in an…