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The district court ’s decision to terminate parental righ ts will be affirmed if “at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and 4 convincing evidence and termination is in the child ’s best interests.”

“Interpretation of a statute,” though, “involves a question of law, which is subject to de novo review.”

This court will affirm a TPR order when “at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and termination is in the child[ren]’s best interests.”

See In Welfare of R.W., (“The purpose D-3 of the child-protection laws is not to create relationships between children and their biological parents where none previously existed, but rather to preserve existing relationships where reunification in the foreseeable future is possible and such relationships are in the ch

The district court’s decision to terminate parental rights will be affirmed if “at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and termination is in the child’s best interests.”

d 49, 57-58 (Minn. 2004).

This court may affirm a district court’s termination of parental rights if “at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and termination is in the child’s best interests.” d 49, 55 (Minn. 2004).

This court will affirm a TPR order when “at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and termination is in the child[ren]’s best interests.”

We will affirm the district court’s decision to terminate parental rights if at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and termination is in the best interests of the child , so long as the county made reasonable efforts to reunite the family if reasonable efforts were required

“[R]easonable efforts, by definition, does not include efforts that would be fu tile.” (quotations omitted).

& n.2 (Minn. 2004) (stating that only one statutory ground needs to be proven to support termination of parental rights , and noting that it was “not necessary” to address a fourth ground for termination where “termination of parental rights was supported by three statutory grounds”).

“Termination of parental rights will be affirmed as long as at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and termination is in the child’s best interests.”

“Interpretation of a statute involves a question of law, which is subject to de novo review.” In re Welfare of Children of: R.W.

(stating that an involuntarily termination of parental rights can be affirmed if (1) at least one statutory ground alleged in 9 the petition is supported by clear and convincing evidence and (2) termination of parental rights is in the child’s best interests); In re Welfare of M.A.H., 839 N.W.

introduction of J.S.M.’s testimony “might reasonably have changed the result of the trial,” Becker, d at 214.

“Abandonment requires: (1) actual desertion of the child, and (2) an intention to forsake the duties of parenthood .” aff’d as modified

so long as the county has made reasonable efforts to reunite the family, In re Children of T.A.A.

“Termination of parental rights will be affirmed as lo ng as at least one statutory ground for termination is supp orted by clear and convincing evidence and termination is in the child’s best interests.” d 49, 55 (Minn. 2004).

(“Termination of parental rights will be affirm ed as long as at least one statutory ground for termination is supp orted by clear and convincing evidence and termination is in the child’s best interests.”).

(“Termination of 12 parental rights will be affirmed as long as at least one stat utory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and termination is in the child’s best interests.”).

“Termination of parental rights will be affirmed as long as at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and termination is in the child’s best interests.” (emphasi s added).

6 termination is in the child’s best interests.” d 49, 55 (Minn. 2004).

We will affirm a district court’s termination of parental rights if “at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and termination is in the child’s best interests.”

(“Termination of parental right s will be affirmed as long as at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and co nvincing evidence and termination is in the child’s best interests.”).

(“Termination of parental rights will be affirmed as long as at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and terminati on is in the child’s best interests.”).