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(“Neither issue preclusion nor ‘law of the case’ applies [if] the issue has not yet been litigated or decided at trial or on appeal.”).

DECISION Parental rights may only be terminated for “grave and weighty reasons.”

ANALYSIS “Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.”

We grant great deference to the district court’s credibility determinations, see, and will not set aside its factual findings unless they are clearly erroneous

(providing that under the law-of- the-case doctrine, “when a court decides upon a rule of law, that decision should continue to govern the same issues in subsequent stages in the same case” (citation omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted)).

“Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.”

DECISION A district court may terminate parental rights only for “grave and weighty reasons.”

“Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.”

DECISION Parental rights may only be terminated for “grave and weighty reasons.”

DECISION “Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.”

DECISION Parental rights may only be terminated “for grave and weighty reasons.”

(holding that the role of the court of appeals is to correct errors, not to find facts).

This is because they “stand in a superior position to appellate courts in assessing the credibility of witnesses.” -75 (Minn. 1990).

Parental rights may be “terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.”

at 606; - 75 (Minn. 1990) (noting that role of the court of appeals is to correct errors, not find facts).

Parental rights may be “terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.”

8 DECISION “Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.”

An individual’s parental rights may be terminated “only for grave and weighty reasons.”

primary factors: [1] the child’s interest in maintaining the parent-child relationship, [2] the parents’ interest in maintaining the parent- child relationship, and [3] any competing interest of the child.” (numerals added); - 79 (Minn. 1990); rev. denied (Minn. Jan.

DECISION “Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.”

DECISION “Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.”

DECISION Parental rights may be terminated only for “grave and weighty reasons.”

Of relevance to this appeal, the district court declined to 8 convert this case to a CHIPS matter, determining that, due to the “need [to give] children permanency in a timely manner,” mother should not have “more time to make progress.” Mother appeals.3 DECISION “Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.”

“Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.”

(concluding that the county’s expectations seemed “especially daunting considering the county’s admitted failure to provide services, counseling or assistance to aid [appellant] in coming to grips with her conduct”).

DECISION “Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.”

A child’s best interests is “the paramount consideration in every termination [of parental rights] case.” see also Minn. Stat. § 260C.301, subd.

Mother argues that, under the district court’s conclusions are insufficient to support termination of her parental rights for palpable unfitness.

DECISION “Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.”

Although “[p]arental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons,” this court gives “considerable deference to the district court’s decision to terminate parental rights,” S.E.P., d at 385.

DECISION “Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.”

DECISION “Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.”

“Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.”

- 75 (Minn. 1990) (stating that role of this court is to correct errors); Pikula, d at 710 (stating district court does not abuse its discretion when it properly applies law).

7 ANALYSIS Parental rights may be terminated only for “grave and weighty reasons.”

Parental rights are terminated “only for grave and weighty reasons.”