IN RE SNK

No. C-04-8.

108 P.3d 836 (2005)

2005 WY 30

In the Interest of SNK, a minor child: Northern Arapaho Tribe, Appellant (Intervenor), v. The State of Wyoming, Department of Family Services, Appellee (Petitioner).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

March 10, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Christopher J. Schneider of Baldwin & Crocker, P.C., Lander, Wyoming.

Representing Appellee: Patrick J. Crank, Attorney General; Robin Sessions Cooley, Deputy Attorney General; Dan Wilde, Senior Assistant Attorney General; and Nancy D. Conrad, Assistant Attorney General, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Before HILL, C.J., and GOLDEN, KITE, and VOIGT, JJ., and YOUNG, D.J.


VOIGT, Justice.

[¶ 1] In this case, the Northern Arapaho Tribe (the Tribe) appeals the denial of its motion to vacate the foster care placement of SNK, an enrolled member of the Tribe, with her ex-stepfather. After the parties had submitted their appellate briefs, SNK was removed from her ex-stepfather's home and returned to the legal and physical custody of her mother. As a result, the issues presented have become moot and this appeal must therefore be dismissed...

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