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

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

Minnesota courts will terminate parental rights “only for grave and weighty reasons.”

Thus, parental rights may be terminated only for “grave and weighty reasons.”

The law of the case doctrine is clear: “ ‘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.’ ” (quoting Arizona v. California, 460 U.S. 605, 618 (1983)).

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

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

Minnesota courts will terminate parental rights “only for grave and weighty reasons.”

Thus, parental rights may only be terminated for “grave and weighty reasons.”

“Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons,” 375 (Minn. 1990), but this court gives “considerable deference to the district court’s decision to terminate parental rights,” S.E.P., d at 385.

ANALYSIS Minnesota courts will terminate parental rights “only for grave and weighty reasons.”

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

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

Further, “[t]he purpose of appellate review is to 14 determine whether a trial court has made an error and not to try the case de novo.”

provides that[,] 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.” (emphasis omitted) (quotation and citation omitted).

On appeal, father does not provide relevant legal authority or analysis to support his position that the district court 8 I. Decision To Terminate Mother’s and Father’s Parental Rights “Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.”

“Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.” d 370, 375 (Minn. 1990).

“Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons,” 375 (Minn. 1990), but 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.”

(explaining that “[t]he function of the court of appeals is limited to identifying errors and then correcting them” (quotation omitted)); - 75 (Minn. 1990) (holding that the role of the court of appeals is to correct errors, not to find fact s).

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.”

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

but this court gives “considerable deference to the district court’s decision to terminate parental rights,” S.E.P., d at 385.

(“The doctrine provides that 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.” (quotation omitted)).

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

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

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

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

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

(“When an appellate court ignores or abandons the standard of review, it usurps responsibilities properly left in the able hands of the trial court.”).

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

(“The failure to raise and preserve an issue before the court of appeals constitutes a [forfeiture] in a subsequent appeal to this court.”).

“Parental rights are terminated only for grave and weighty reasons,” but this court gives “considerable deference to the district court’s 6 decision to terminate parental rights,” S.E.P., d at 385.

The doctrine provides that “when a court decides upon a rule of law, that decision should continue to govern the same issues in subsequent stages in the same ca se.” (emphasis omitted) (quotation omitted).

5 5 On February 17, 2022, at the county’s request, the district court issued an amended order terminating mother’s parental rights, newly stating that “[g]uardianship of the child is 8 DECISION Parental rights may only be terminated for “grave and weighty reasons.”