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INTEREST OF K.S.D., a child Jacqueline A. Gaddie, Assistant State’s Attorney, Petitioner and Appellee v. K.S.D., child; H.L.K., mother; Christopher D. Jones, the Executive Director of the North Dakota Department of Human Services, Respondents R.W.D., father, Respondent and Appellant
Interest of J.S.D., a child Jacqueline A. Gaddie, Assistant State’s Attorney, Petitioner and Appellee v. J.S.D., child; H.L.K., mother; Christopher D. Jones, the Executive Director of the North Dakota Department of Human Services, Respondents R.W.D., father, Respondent and Appellant
[¶ 1] R.W.D. appeals from a juvenile court order terminating his parental rights to his two children. He argues insufficient evidence supports the termination of his parental rights. Retaining jurisdiction under N.D.R.App.P. 35(a)(3), we remanded to the juvenile court for testimony of a qualified expert witness and findings about “the prevailing social and cultural standards of the Indian child’s Tribe” under 25 U.S.C. § 1912(f) and 25 C.F.R. § 23.122(a). Interest of K.S.D. and J.S.D., 2017 ND 289, ¶ 29, 904 N.W.2d 479. The juvenile court found the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt, through qualified expert testimony meeting the requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act, that R.W.D.’s continued custody of the children likely would result in serious emotional or physical damage to the children. See 25 U.S.C. § 1912(f) and 25 C.F.R. § 23.122(a). We conclude that the juvenile court’s findings are not clearly erroneous and that the juvenile court complied with N.D.R.Civ.P. 63. We affirm the order under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).
Per Curiam.
[¶ 2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Lisa Fair McEvers Daniel J. Crothers Jerod E. Tufte Stacy J. Louser, D.J.[¶ 3] The Honorable Stacy J. Louser, D.J., sitting in place of Jensen, J., disqualified.
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Docket No: No. 20170272, No. 20170273
Decided: May 07, 2018
Court: Supreme Court of North Dakota.
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