06/29/2022

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 21-0525

DA 21-0525 _________________ IN RE THE PARENTING OF: A.P.V.W., a minor child, DAVID ALLEN WARD, Petitioner and Appellee, ORDER vs. SHANELLE J. VAN DYKE, Respondent and Appellant. _________________ Pursuant to the Internal Operating Rules of this Court, this cause is classified for submission on briefs to a five-justice panel of this Court.

The Clerk is directed to provide a copy hereof to all counsel of record and to the Honorable Michael F. McMahon, District Judge.

Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court June 29 2022