In Re the Welfare of C.J.
Cited by
- Marriage of Van Meveren v. Van Meveren 603 N.W.2d 671 Minn. Ct. App. 1999
- Valentine v. Lutz 512 N.W.2d 868 Minn. 1994
- Weiler v. Lutz 501 N.W.2d 667 Minn. Ct. App. 1993
Authorities cited
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- Norman v. Refsland 383 N.W.2d 673
- Salmen v. City of St. Paul 281 N.W.2d 355
- Mattson v. Flynn 216 Minn. 354
Opinion text
KALITOWSKI, Judge, dissenting. I respectfully dissent. The trial court correctly determined that foster parents are not “lawful custodians” under Minn. Stat. § 260.155 , subd. la (1990) and therefore cannot participate in parental termination proceedings as a matter of right. While foster parents may contract with a lawful custodian to provide care for a child, *864 they are no more custodians as defined in Minn.Stat. § 260.015, subd. 14 (1990) than day-care centers, baby sitters or others who provide child care for hire. If it is in the child’s best interest to give greater rights to foster parents it is up to the legislature to explicitly do so, since public policy of the state is for the legislature to determine not the court. Mattson v. Flynn, 216 Minn. 354, 363 , 13 N.W.2d 11, 16 (1944).