In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: B. Q.-R. H., AKA: B. Q. R. H. AKA: B. Q.-R. H. AKA: B. Q. R. H. and D. M. ...

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Police arrested appellant mother after she lashed her nine-year-old son's bare torso, arms, back, and legs more than 40 times with a belt inside a convenience store. Olmsted County placed the boy in foster care and successfully petitioned the juvenile court to transfer custody of the mother's three-year-old daughter to the girl's father. Mother appeals, challenging the juvenile court's bases for determining that the girl is in need of protection or services, the juvenile court's ultimate transfer-of-legal-custody conclusion, and the juvenile court's credibility findings. Because the mother identifies no error or abuse of discretion in the juvenile court's transfer-of-custody order and because we do not second-guess a fact-finder's credibility findings, we affirm.