D ORIGINAL 12/27/2023

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

DA 23-0338 vlo DEC 2 7 2023 Bowel, Greenwood Clerk of Supreme Court IN THE MA II ER OF: State of Montana

J.W., M.W., & L.W., ORDER

Youths in Need of Care.

Counsel for the appellant father of J.W., M.W., and L.W. filed a motion and brief asking to be allowed to withdraw from this appeal on grounds that counsel has been unable to find any nonfrivolous issues to raise on appeal, pursuant to § 46-8-103(2), MCA, and Anders v. Califbrnia, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396 (1967). The father was granted time to file a response, but no response was filed. The Court has now independently examined the record pursuant to § 46-8-103(2), MCA, and Anders. We conclude there are no arguments with potential legal merit that could be raised in the father's appeal in this case. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that this appeal is DISMISSED. The Clerk is directed to provide copies of this Order to all counsel of record and to the appellant father personally. DATED this 751-Liillay of December, 2023.

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