Legal Opinion
In re L.F.R.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided January 2, 2019No. DA 18-0313PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Justice Jim Rice delivered the Opinion of the Court.
***63¶1 A.K.R. (Father) appeals from the Order and Decree of Adoption issued by the Thirteenth *1031Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, terminating his parental rights and ordering the adoption of his minor daughter, L.F.R., by her stepfather, K.J.D. We reverse and remand for further proceedings, addressing the following issue:
Did the District Court err by terminating Father's parental rights in violation of his right to counsel?
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 1
¶2 L.F.R. is the natural child of Father and S.M.T. (Mother). The District…
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