W.A. v. Calhoun County Department of Human Resources

Toward the end of the hearing, W.A. (“the father”) moved the Calhoun Juvenile Court (“the juvenile court”) to dismiss the petition to terminate his parental rights on the ground that the Calhoun County Department of Human Resources (“DHR”) had not used reasonable efforts to rehabilitate him and to reunite the family. The juvenile court denied that motion, stating:

“And I note for the record that on February 18th, 2015, there was a disposi-tional review, the state was present as well as both parents, as well as both attorneys. And the most appropriate plan that was stated for the record was…