B.T. v. Clark County Division of Family & Children
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VAIDIK, Judge.
Case Summary
Christine Thompson appeals the termination of her parental rights. Specifically, she contends that the trial court violated her due process rights by entering judgment against her without conducting a proper final termination hearing. Because the trial court conducted the hearing as a summary proceeding where no witnesses testified and no cross-examination was conducted, we conclude that Thompson’s due process rights were violated. We therefore reverse the trial court and remand this case for a proper final termination hearing.
Facts and Procedural History
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