Legal Opinion
In re the Interest of M.L.K.
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided February 3, 1989No. 61,846PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Anderson, J.:
The biological parents of M.L.K., who cannot be located but are represented by counsel, appeal the trial court’s decision that it had jurisdiction to terminate their parental rights. In addition, the appointed counsel for the parents appeals the trial court’s award of attorney fees based on a rate of $30 per hour. We affirm.
The facts are not in dispute. On September 25, 1982, M.L.K. was born to C.E. and an unknown father, in Boulder, Colorado, with the aid of a midwife. C.E. allowed N.K. and T.K. to take M.L.K. to their home only hours after her birth and, on October 14, 1982,…
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