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IN RE WELFARE OF CHILDREN OF N.F.

No. A07-152.

749 N.W.2d 802 (2008)

In the Matter of the WELFARE OF the CHILDREN OF N.F. and S.F., Parents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 30, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael O. Freeman, Hennepin County Attorney, Mary M. Lynch, Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department.

Bruce Jones, Faegre & Benson, L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for Guardian Ad Litem.

Jill Waite, Minneapolis, MN, for Respondent Father, S.F.

Jill Clark, Jill Clark, P.A., Golden Valley, MN, for Respondent Mother, N.F.

John Kingrey, Executive Director, Minnesota County Attorneys Association, Susan Gaertner, Ramsey County Attorney, Kathryn M. Eilers, Assistant County Attorney, St. Paul, MN, for Amicus Curiae.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

PAGE, Justice.

In 2005, S.F. disciplined his 12-year-old son, G.F., by paddling G.F. on the back of the upper thighs with moderate force a total of about 36 times. After a hearing on stipulated facts and limited witness testimony, the district court adjudicated G.F. and his younger brother, C.F., to be in need of protection or services (CHIPS) under Minn.Stat. § 260C.007, subd. 6(2) (2006). The boys' parents, S.F. and N.F., appealed. The court...

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