Ament v. R.K.

KAPSNER, Justice.

*701[¶ 1] D.K (“Don”)1 appealed from a juvenile court order, entered December 12, 2001, placing his son, R.K. (“Robert”), in the custody of the child’s maternal grandparents for a period of six months, upon finding Robert is a deprived child. We hold the juvenile court erred in placing temporary custody vrith the maternal grandparents under the circumstances of this case, without explaining why Robert’s father should not be awarded custody. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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[¶ 2] Robert was born in 1999 to Don and M.R. (“Maria”). Although…