In re P.O.
Annotate this CaseThree-year-old N.O. handled her parents’ loaded firearm and accidentally shot herself while her older siblings, P.O. and J.O., were present in the home. Mother was at work and Father was doing other things in the home at the time of the accident. After the district court entered a jeopardy order, the Department petitioned for termination of the parents’ parental rights. After a hearing, the district court entered its judgment terminating each parent’s parental rights, finding that termination was in the best interests of the children. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court did not err in its findings of unfitness as to both Mother and Father and in terminating their parental rights.
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