T.B. v. Lauderdale County Dhr

T.B. ("the father") appeals from a judgment terminating his parental rights to J.P. ("the child"). The trial court also terminated the parental rights of C.P., the child's mother. C.P. did not appeal the trial court's judgment; therefore, this opinion does not address in detail the facts as they pertain to C.P.1

At the time of the December 9, 2004, hearing in this matter, the child was 17 years old. The child had been in the custody of the Department of Human Resources ("DHR") for four years. The father and C.P. were both incarcerated at the time of the hearing. The father had been convicted…