In the Interest of S.

Justice OWEN, joined by Justice HECHT, dissenting from the denial of the petition for review.

The issue in this case is whether, in a proceeding to terminate a parent-child relationship, a court must find by clear and convincing evidence that a father knew the child was his when he “knowingly placed or knowingly allowed the child to remain in conditions or surroundings which endanger the physical or emotional well-being of the child.” 1 The court of appeals reversed the trial court’s judgment terminating Rene Grant’s parental relationship with his son K.S. because the jury was not instructed…