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Evidence supporting TPR “must relate to conditions that exist at the time of termination and it must appear that the conditions giving rise to the termination will continue for a prolonged, indeterminate period.”

-45 (Minn. 2001) (ruling that district court’s findings showed a clear and convincing evidentiary basis for termination despite not addressing all factors related to the statutory ground on which it terminated parental rights).

(addressing appellate review of factual findings in a termination-of-parental-rights case).

But (noting, in the context of a stayed termination of parental rights, that grounds existed to terminate at the time of the first termination order but that the question before the court was whether adequate grounds existed to terminate parental rights at the time of the second order).

Evidence supporting termination of parental rights “must relate to conditions that exist at the time of termination and it must appear that the conditions giving rise to the termination will continue for a prolonged, indeterminate period.”

noting that respondent’s long history of refusing to correct the conditions that led to the child’s out -of-home placement “suffices to meet any such requirement that might exist.” n.8 (Minn. 2001).

A district court’s decision to terminate parental rights must turn on evidence of “conditions that exist at the time of termination and it must appear that the conditions giving rise to the te rmination will continue for a prolonged, indeterminate period.”

(stating appellate courts “study the record carefully to determine whether the evidence is clear and convincing”).3 3 The Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Protection Procedure were amended effective September 1, 2019.

2(a) (articulating standard of proof for non-Indian-child termination-of-parental-rights matter); (stating appellate courts “study the record carefully to determine whether the evidence is clear and convincing”).6 I. The district court did not abuse its discretion by taking judicial notice of the Todd County CHIPS case.

Appellate courts review an order terminating parental rights “ to determine whether the district court's findings address the statutory criteri a and whether those findings are supported by substantial evidence and are not clearly erroneous .” d 538, 543 (Minn. 2001).

(noting that one statutory ground is sufficient).

strict court failed to consider his “conditions as they existed at the time of the termination hearing.” It is true that the evidence supporting a statutory basis for termination “must relate to conditions that exist at the time of termination and it must appear that the conditions giving rise to the termination will continue for a prolonged, indeterminate period.”

Evidence in support of te rmination “must relate to conditions that exist at the time of termination and it must appear that the conditions giving rise to the termination will continue for a prolonged, indeterminate period.”

9 of conditions existing at the time of termination that may “continue for a prolonged, indefinite period.”

(stating that evidence to support termination “must relate to conditions that exist at the time of termination”).

It must appear that the conditions giving rise to the termination will continue for a “prolonged, indeterminate period.”

The “evidence must relate to conditions that exist at the time of the termination and it must appear that the conditions giving rise to the termination will continue for a prolonged, indeterminate period.”

Sufficiency of the Evidence Supporting Termination An order terminating parental rights is reviewed “to determine whether the district court's findings address the statutory criteria and whether those findings are supported by substantial evidence and are not clearly erroneous.” d 538, 543 (Minn. 2001).

involved a county’s failure to show that it had made reasonable efforts to reunite the parent and child, which is not an issue here; reversed this court’s decision and reinstated the district court decision terminating the rights of a parent who, like appellant, had not shown that the conditions leading to the out-of-home placement had been corrected and had not complied with the case plan

“[I]t is presumed that the child’s best interests are served by being with a parent.”

We review a district court’s order for termination of parental rights to determine “whether the district court’s findings address the statutory criteria and whether those findings are supported by substantial evidence and are not clearly erroneous.”

(“[Evidence in support of termination] must relate to conditions that exist at the time of termination .

A decision to terminate parental rights must be based on the “conditions that exist at the time of termination and it must appear that the conditions giving rise to the termination will continue for a prolonged, indeterminate period.”

ANALYSIS We review a district court’s order for termination of parental rights to determine “whether the district court’s findings address the statutory criteria and whether those findings are supported by substantial evidence and are not clearly erroneous.”

Reasoning that “seem[s] to indicate that the court can revoke the stay if it finds that any statutory ground alleged in the petition, not just the statutory ground relied upon for the stayed order, exists at the time,” the district court addressed the three statutory grounds for involuntary termination alleged in t

The court must make its decision based on evidence concerning the “conditions that exist at the time of termination and it must appear that the conditions giving rise to the termination will continue for a prolonged, indeterminate period.”

I. An order terminating parental rights is reviewed “to determine whether the district court’s findings address the statutory criteria and whether those findings are supported by substantial evidence and are not clearly erroneous.”

*709 ANALYSIS I An appellate court reviews a termination of parental rights to determine whether the trial court’s “findings address the statutory criteria and whether those findings are supported by substantial evidence and are not clearly erroneous.”

In reviewing an order terminating parental rights, “[w]e study the record carefully to determine whether the evidence is clear and convincing.” ().

We review a termination of parental rights to determine “whether the district court’s findings address the statutory criteria and whether those findings are supported by substantial evidence and are not clearly erroneous.” (citation omitted).

ANALYSIS An appellate court reviews a termination of parental rights to determine “whether the district court’s findings address the statutory criteria and whether those findings are supported by substantial evidence and are not clearly erroneous.” (citation omitted).