In Re Guardianship of D.T.N.

Thomas and Joanne Nichols filed a petition in the District Court for the Twenty-First Judicial District in Ravalli County for permanent guardianship of D.T.N. After a hearing, the court entered its order in which it appointed the petitioners as D.T.N.’s permanent guardians. Krista Dickman, the mother of D.T.N., appeals the court’s order. We reverse the order of the District Court.

The issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred when it appointed the Nicholses to be D.T.N.’s permanent guardians.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Krista Dickman is the natural mother of D.T.N., who was born on July…