IN RE CUSTODY OF T.Z.

No. 00-078.

6 P.3d 960 (2000)

2000 MT 205

In re the Matter of the CUSTODY OF and the Parental Rights of T.Z. and J.Z., Youths in Need of Care.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided August 1, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julia Weddle Swingley, Attorney at Law, Helena, Montana, For Appellant.

Hon. Joseph P. Mazurek, Attorney General; Tammy K. Plubell, Assistant Attorney General; Helena, Montana, John T. Flynn, Broadwater County Attorney, Townsend, Montana, For Respondent.

Charles E. Petaja, Attorney at Law, Helena, Montana, Attorney for Youths in Need of Care and Guardian Ad Liem.


Justice TERRY N. TRIEWEILER delivered the opinion of the court.

¶ 1 The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) petitioned the District Court for the First Judicial District in Broadwater County to terminate the parental rights of Christina Osterloth or, alternatively, to grant long-term legal custody of Christina's children, T.Z. and J.Z., to DPHHS with the right to assign guardianship. The District Court granted DPHHS long-term legal custody...

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