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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.”

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.”