G.S. v. S.M.L.

GERALD W. VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] B.F. (father) appealed from a district court judgment appointing G.S., G.J., and K.C. as guardians over J.S.L.F. We reverse the appointment of G.S., G.J., and K.C. as guardians over J.S.L.F., and remand for entry of judgment placing J.S.L.F. in B.F.’s custody.

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[¶ 2] J.S.L.F., a minor, was born in the summer of 2008 to B.F. and S.M.L. They lived in Grand Forks for the first few months of the child’s life, and were the subject of several complaints received by Grand Forks County Social Services. Social services investigated and determined services were…