Doe v. Department of Health and Welfare

JONES, Justice.

John and Jane Doe appeal from the district court’s affirmance of the magistrate court’s order terminating their parental rights based on findings that the Does neglected their two children and that termination served the best interests of the children. We affirm.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This case involves two children, the Does’ son and daughter, with divergent problems and needs. The son is the elder, having been born on December 16,1997. He has difficulties with speech and suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Reactive Attachment Disorder. He was…