MATTER OF CUSTODY OF J.H.

No. 97-650.

958 P.2d 1191 (1998)

1998 MT 128

In the Matter of the CUSTODY and the Parental Rights OF J.H., R.H., D.H., and R.H., Youths in Need of Care.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided May 28, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremy Gersovitz, Assistant Public Defender, Helena, for Appellant.

Joseph P. Mazurek, Attorney General; Mark Mattioli, Assistant Attorney General, Mike McGrath, County Attorney; Carolyn Clemens, Deputy County Attorney, Randi Hood, (Guardian Ad Litem) Helena, for Respondents.


TURNAGE, Chief Justice.

¶ 1 In proceedings before the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, Michelle Hamlin's custodial rights as the mother of J.H., R.H., D.H., and R.H. were awarded to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. Hamlin appeals. We affirm.

¶ 2 The issue is whether the District Court abused its discretion when it awarded Hamlin's custodial rights to the...

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