Legal Opinion

HJO v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided July 23, 2012No. S-11-0224PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HILL, Justice.

[11] HJO (Mother), the biological mother of nine minor children, appeals the district court's order following a jury verdict terminating her parental rights. Mother contests the sufficiency of the evidence presented by the State of Wyoming, Department of Family Services (DFS) to terminate her parental rights, the appropriateness of the special verdict form submitted to the jury, the constitutionality of the termination statute which sets out the burden of proof, and alleged cumulative errors. We affirm.

ISSUES

[T2] Mother presents four issues for our consideration:

I. Whether the…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Morton v. MancariSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Moe v. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead ReservationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Vaughn v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Byerly v. MadsenCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1985

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3Cited by17 opinions

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