FILED
IN THE OFFICE OF THE
CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
IN THE SUPREME COURT
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
2021 ND 15
In the Interest of A.R.S., a child
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State of North Dakota, Petitioner and Appellee
v.
A.R.S., child, and B.B., father, Respondents
and
A.S., mother, Respondent and Appellant
No. 20200199
In the Interest of M.B., a child
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State of North Dakota, Petitioner and Appellee
v.
M.B.., child, and B.B., father, Respondents
and
A.S., mother, Respondent and Appellant
No. 20200200
Appeal from the Juvenile Court of Grand Forks County, Northeast Central
Judicial District, the Honorable Jay D. Knudson, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Zachary Ista, Assistant State’s Attorney, Grand Forks, ND, for petitioner and
appellee; submitted on brief.
Laura C. Ringsak, Bismarck, ND, for respondent and appellant; submitted on
brief.
Interest of A.R.S. and M.B.
Nos. 20200199, 20200200
Per Curiam.
[¶1] A.S., the mother, appeals from a judgment entered by the juvenile court
determining her children, A.R.S. and M.B., are deprived under N.D.C.C.
§ 27-20-02(8). On appeal, A.S. argues any perceived deprivation was primarily
due to the financial limitations of the parents and a finding of deprivation was
therefore erroneous. The juvenile court properly considered evidence of A.S.’s
failure to appear for two scheduled cesarean section appointments, belligerent
and yelling behavior at a hospital, and M.B. having a meconium test positive
for methamphetamine after birth. We conclude the juvenile court’s findings are
not clearly erroneous. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).
[¶2] Jon J. Jensen, C.J.
Gerald W. VandeWalle
Lisa Fair McEvers
Jerod E. Tufte
Daniel S. El-Dweek, D.J.
[¶3] The Honorable Daniel S. El-Dweek, D.J., sitting in place of Crothers, J.,
disqualified.
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