State v. J.N.

CROTHERS, Justice.

[¶ 1] B.N. appeals from juvenile court orders terminating his parental rights to J.N. and J.N. We reverse and remand, concluding the juvenile court failed to make a required finding of fact and the court’s findings did not adequately explain the basis for its decision.

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[¶ 2] B.N. is the father and L.P. is the mother of J.N. and J.N. The parents and children lived together in Georgia. B.N. and L.P. were not married and eventually split up. L.P. and the children moved to North Dakota. B.N. subsequently married "and has two children with his wife.

[¶ 3] L.P. had substance abuse…