IN RE J.J.G.

No. 97-233.

954 P.2d 1120 (1998)

1998 MT 28

In re J.J.G., a Youth in Need of Care.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided February 12, 1998.

Rehearing Denied March 26, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Irving, Glasgow (on behalf of Thompsons), for Appellants.

Joseph P. Mazurek, Attorney General, Tammy K. Plubell, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Ed Amestoy, Phillips County Attorney, Jack Jenks, Deputy County Attorney, Malta, for Respondent.

James Spangelo (on behalf of J.J.G.), Havre, for Youth.


TRIEWEILER, Justice.

¶ 1 Rick and Colleen Thompson filed a petition in the District Court for the Seventeenth Judicial District in Phillips County for permanent legal custody of J.J.G., a youth in need of care. The District Court dismissed their petition and awarded custody with the right to consent to adoption to the Department of Family Services. The Thompsons appeal. We affirm the order of the District Court.

¶ 2 There are three issues on appeal...

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