Legal Opinion

In the Interest Of: RAA, AMA, and CMA, Minor Children, RA v. AW

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided December 9, 2016No. S-16-0109PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Justice.

[¶1] RA (Father) appeals a district court decision terminating his parental rights. He argues that the statutory requirements for termination in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14—2— 309(a)(i) (LexisNexis 2015) were not met. We agree with Father that communications he directed to his children were not merely incidental. As a result, the requirement that there be no communication from the absent parent for a period of at least one year was not proven by clear and convincing evidence. We must therefore reverse.

ISSUE

[¶2] While Father presents a number of issues, we find the following narrow…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jeffrey R. Arnott v. Paula a/k/a Polly A. ArnottWyoming Supreme Court · 2012
  2. BA v. Laramie County Department of Family ServicesWyoming Supreme Court · 2007
  3. Slb v. JeoWyoming Supreme Court · 2006
  4. In the Interest of SjjWyoming Supreme Court · 2005
  5. In Re the Adoption of McMullenSupreme Court of Kansas · 1984

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3Cited by5 opinions

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