IN RE CUSTODY OF M.W.

No. 99-671.

23 P.3d 206 (2001)

2001 MT 78

In the Matter of the CUSTODY and Parental Rights OF M.W. and C.S., Youths in Need of Care.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided May 1, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julia W. Swingley, Helena, MT (For Father).

R. Clifton Caughron, Caughron and Associates, Helena, MT (For Mother).

Jeremy Gersovitz, Assistant Public Defender, Helena, MT (Guardian Ad Litem).

Honorable Joseph P. Mazurek, Attorney General; Carol Schmidt, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, MT, Mike McGrath, County Attorney; Carolyn Clemens, Deputy County Attorney, Helena, MT, for Respondent.


Justice W. WILLIAM LEAPHART delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Heather, the natural mother of M.W. and C.S., and Jeremy, the natural father of M.W., separately appeal the First Judicial District Court's order of July 26, 1999, terminating their parental rights. The District Court found that the children were adjudicated youths in need of care and that the best interests of the children required termination of the parental rights of both Jeremy and Heather...

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