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IN RE ADOPTION OF S.E.

No. 20120161.

820 N.W.2d 389 (2012)

2012 ND 168

In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF S.E., a minor child. J.R. and S.R., Petitioners and Appellants v. The Executive Director, North Dakota Department of Human Services, Cass County Social Services, and S.L. and S.L., Respondents The Executive Director, North Dakota Department of Human Services, Appellee.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

August 16, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tracy J. Lyson , Fargo, N.D., for petitioners and appellants.

Jeanne M. Steiner , Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, Bismarck, N.D., for appellee.

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] J.R. and S.R. appeal from the trial court's order dismissing their petition to adopt S.E. We conclude the trial court erred by dismissing J.R. and S.R.'s petition for adoption, and we reverse and remand for the trial court to hold a hearing under N.D.C.C. § 14-15-11.

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[¶ 2] S.E. was born in April 2009 and, on May 17, 2010, was placed in the care of S.R., S.E.'s grandmother, and J.R., S.R.'s husband. On July...

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