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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Cadish finds the district court improperly terminated the minor child’s guardianship with his maternal grandmother after being removed from his mother when he tested positive for meth at birth. The termination investigation centered on the death of the child’s twin brother, which CPS originally claimed happened within a few days of the grandmother’s guardianship. The grandmother had the children for several months before the child’s death and no charges were brought after the death was found to have been caused by positional asphyxiation while the child slept. The district court did not give proper notice that it was considering termination such that the parties had a meaningful opportunity to be heard. The court failed to follow due process. Reversed and remanded with directions.