concurring.
[¶29] Except for part VI, I join in the opinion by Justice Sandstrom and concur in the result. I believe part VI is inconsistent with part I of Krueger Estate v. Richland County Soc. Serv., 526 N.W.2d 456, 457-58 (N.D.1994), and is unnecessary to our decision in this case.
[¶ 30] Herbert L. Meschke.