Interest of K.S.
, 2006 ND 199,
725 N.W.2d 588
Order terminating parental rights summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).
Interest of T.F.
, 2004 ND 126,
681 N.W.2d 786
Under federal law, termination of parental rights to an Indian child requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt that continued custody of the child by the parent is likely to result in serious emotional or physical damage to the child.
Incarceration of a parent, by itself, does not establish abandonment of a child for purposes of terminating parental rights.
A probability of serious mental and emotional harm to the child may be established from a parent's current inability to properly care for the child.