IN RE C.J.

No. DA 10-0117.

237 P.3d 1282 (2010)

2010 MT 179

In the Matter of C.J., A Youth in Need of Care.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided August 17, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Joslyn Hunt, Chief Appellate Defender, Helena, Montana, Elizabeth Thomas, Office of Appellate Defender, Missoula, Montana.

For Appellee: Steve Bullock, Montana Attorney General, C. Mark Fowler, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, Fred Van Valkenburg, Missoula County Attorney, Missoula, Montana, Kimberly Dudik, Assistant Attorney General, Missoula, Montana.


Justice PATRICIA O. COTTER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 C.J. is the third child of L.S. (Mother). Mother's parental rights to her first two children were terminated several years before C.J. was born. The Department of Health and Human Services (DPHHS or Department) took custody of C.J. shortly after her birth. DPHHS moved the Fourth Judicial District Court for an order holding that reasonable efforts toward reunification were not required in this...

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