STATE OF MINNESOTA

IN COURT OF APPEALS

C3-02-1684

In the Matter of the Children of

Aeropajito Castro Vasquez.

Filed April 1, 2003

Affirmed

Gordon W. Shumaker, Judge

Ramsey County District Court

File No. J702551532

Robert J. Lawton, 1100 West 7th Street, St. Paul, MN 55102 (for appellant Aeropajito Castro Vasquez)

Susan Gaertner, Ramsey County Attorney, Heather McCleery, Assistant Ramsey County Attorney, 50 West Kellogg Blvd., Suite 560, St. Paul, MN 55102; and

Margaret L. Gustafson, Baker Court, Suite 305, 821 Raymond Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55114 (for respondent Ramsey County Community Human Services Department)

David Oslund, 800 LaSalle Avenue, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402 (for A.C.C., A.U.C., J.S.C., and C.I.C.)

Paul Bergstrom, 25 West Seventh Street, St. Paul, MN 55102 (for guardian ad litem)

Considered and decided by Shumaker, Presiding Judge, Randall, Judge, and Wright, Judge.

S Y L L A B U S

When the futility of reunification efforts is irrefutable, the county is not required to provide a case plan before an individual