FILED
IN THE OFFICE OF THE
CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
APRIL 13, 2023
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
IN THE SUPREME COURT
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
2023 ND 72
In the Interest of J.S., minor child
Ethan Hinze, L.B.S.W., Petitioner and Appellee
v.
J.S., Jr., child, Respondent
and
K.V., mother; J.S., father, Respondents and Appellants
No. 20230062
Appeal from the Juvenile Court of Cass County, East Central Judicial District,
the Honorable Nicholas W. Chase, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Rebecca R. Jund, Assistant State’s Attorney, Fargo, N.D., for petitioner and
appellee; submitted on brief.
Elizabeth J. Sundby, Fargo, N.D., for respondent and appellant K.V., mother;
submitted on brief.
Kylie M. Oversen, Fargo, N.D., for respondent and appellant J.S., father;
submitted on brief.
Interest of J.S.
No. 20230062
Per Curiam.
[¶1] J.S., Sr., and K.V. appeal from a juvenile court order affirming a judicial
referee’s findings of fact and order terminating their parental rights over their
child, J.S., Jr. They argue that the juvenile court abused its discretion, and
J.S., Sr., argues the trial court erred in finding the child was “in need of
protection” and that the causes thereof were likely to continue. We affirm
under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (4).
[¶2] Jon J. Jensen, C.J.
Daniel J. Crothers
Lisa Fair McEvers
Jerod E. Tufte
Douglas A. Bahr
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