Opinion
No. 20200199 No. 20200200
02-10-2021
In the INTEREST OF A.R.S., a child State of North Dakota, Petitioner and Appellee v. A.R.S., child, and B.B., father, Respondents and A.S., mother, Respondent and Appellant In the Interest of M.B., a child State of North Dakota, Petitioner and Appellee v. M.B., child, and B.B., father, Respondents and A.S., mother, Respondent and Appellant
Zachary Ista, Assistant State's Attorney, Grand Forks, ND, for petitioner and appellee; submitted on brief. Laura C. Ringsak, Bismarck, ND, for respondent and appellant; submitted on brief.
Zachary Ista, Assistant State's Attorney, Grand Forks, ND, for petitioner and appellee; submitted on brief.
Laura C. Ringsak, Bismarck, ND, for respondent and appellant; submitted on brief.
Per Curiam.
[¶1] A.S., the mother, appeals from a judgment entered by the juvenile court determining her children, A.R.S. and M.B., are deprived under N.D.C.C. § 27-20-02(8). On appeal, A.S. argues any perceived deprivation was primarily due to the financial limitations of the parents and a finding of deprivation was therefore erroneous. The juvenile court properly considered evidence of A.S.’s failure to appear for two scheduled cesarean section appointments, belligerent and yelling behavior at a hospital, and M.B. having a meconium test positive for methamphetamine after birth. We conclude the juvenile court's findings are not clearly erroneous. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).
[¶2] Jon J. Jensen, C.J.
Gerald W. VandeWalle
Lisa Fair McEvers
Jerod E. Tufte
Daniel S. El-Dweek, D.J.
[¶3] The Honorable Daniel S. El-Dweek, D.J., sitting in place of Crothers, J., disqualified.