IN RE K.L.

No. DA 13-0274.

318 P.3d 691 (2014)

2014 MT 28

IN THE MATTER of K.L., a Youth in Need of Care.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided February 4, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellants: Wade Zolynski , Chief Appellate Defender; David G. Dennis , Assistant Appellate Defender; Helena, Montana (for Mother) Julie Brown , Montana Legal Justice, PLLC; Missoula, Montana (for Father).

For Appellee: Timothy C. Fox , Montana Attorney General; Tammy A. Hinderman , Assistant Attorney General; Helena, Montana John Parker , Cascade County Attorney; Jennifer Quick , Deputy County Attorney; Great Falls, Montana.


Justice PATRICIA COTTER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 T.L. (Father) and N.W. (Mother) are the biological parents of K.L., born in 2009. K.L. was first removed from her parents' custody and placed into foster care in July 2011. Her parents split shortly thereafter. In October 2011, K.L. was adjudicated as a youth in need of care. In August 2012, the Department of Public Health and Human Services (Department or DPHHS) filed a petition to terminate the...

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