Legal Opinion

In re D.M. & T.P.

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided April 28, 2004No. 03-452PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. Mother appeals the termination of her parental rights in her two sons, D.M. and T.P., now almost three and six-years old respectively. Mother argues that the court’s finding of changed circumstances due to stagnation did not consider factors beyond mother’s control. Mother also argues that termination was improper in light of the loving bond she shares with the children. We affirm.

¶ 2. In May 2002, the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS) received information that T.P. had reported, to his daycare provider, that his uncle Chris had been sexually abusing him. At the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In re A.F.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1993
  2. In re S.R.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1991
  3. In re D.B.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1993

3Cited by41 opinions

  1. In re A.G.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2004
  2. In re T.M. and A.M., JuvenilesSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016
  3. In re D.S. and W.S., JuvenilesSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016
  4. In re M.P., JuvenileSupreme Court of Vermont · 2019
  5. In re A.M., E.M., L.M., JuvenilesSupreme Court of Vermont · 2017

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