In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: L.K., Parent

Syllabus

1. The district court did not abuse its discretion when it denied appellants' motion to permissively intervene in a Child in Need of Protection or Services action in juvenile court pursuant to Minnesota Rule of Juvenile Protection Procedure 34.02. 2. A petition for third-party custody filed in juvenile court is non-cognizable and is instead properly construed as a petition for a transfer of legal and physical custody, which may only be filed by a party to the juvenile court action. 3. A holding in a court of appeals opinion that is advisory in nature and goes beyond the narrow issues implicated in the orders giving rise to the appeal falls outside the appropriate scope of appellate review and warrants this court, in the exercise of its supervisory authority, vacating that portion of the opinion. Affirmed in part and vacated in part.