Legal Opinion

In re Declaring N.R.M.

Montana Supreme Court

Decided November 16, 1993No. 92-609Published

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt

This is an appeal from an order of the Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County, declaring N.R.M. a youth in need of care, terminating the parental rights of the natural mother, and awarding permanent legal custody of N.R.M. to the Montana Department of Family Services (DFS).

We affirm.

The mother presents the following issues on appeal:

1. Was there substantial evidence to support the District Court’s order terminating the parental rights of the mother?

2. Did the District Court abuse its discretion when it denied the mother’s request to reopen the case to submit additional evidence?

N.R.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Groundwater v. WrightMontana Supreme Court · 1979
  2. In re S.B.Montana Supreme Court · 1986

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