IN RE WELFARE OF CHILDREN OF S.W.

No. A06-1175.

727 N.W.2d 144 (2007)

In the Matter of the WELFARE OF the CHILDREN OF S.W., M.M., and J.A., Parents.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

January 30, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Kinney, Greta Smolnisky, Smolnisky & Kinney, P.C., Willmar, MN, for appellant S.W.

William J. Watson, Big Stone County Attorney, Ortonville, MN, for respondent Big Stone County.

Jessica L. Ryan, BlueDog, Paulson & Small, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for respondent Grand Portage Band of Chippewa.

Thomas C. Mahlum, Marta M. Chou, George D. Carroll, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for respondent guardian ad litem.

Considered and decided by KALITOWSKI, Presiding Judge; WRIGHT, Judge; and CRIPPEN, Judge.


OPINION

KALITOWSKI, Judge.

Appellant S.W. challenges termination of her parental rights to her children, T.W. and G.W., arguing that the district court erred by (1) finding appellant palpably unfit; (2) finding that reasonable and active efforts to unify the family had failed; (3) admitting expert testimony from an unqualified witness and giving that testimony too much weight; and (4) denying a petition...

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