Legal Opinion
Egly v. Blackford County Department of Public Welfare
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 4, 1992No. 05S02-9206-CV-431PublishedCited by 162 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAHULIK, Justice.
Blackford County Department of Public Welfare (Petitioner-Appellee below) (“Welfare Department”) seeks transfer after the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court judgment terminating the parental rights of Walter and Diana Egly (Respondents-Appellants below) (the “Eglys”). Egly v. Blackford County Welfare Dept. (1991), Ind.App., 575 N.E.2d 312. We grant transfer to address the proper standard to be applied in actions to terminate parental rights.
The facts pertinent to the petition are as set out in the opinion of the Court of Appeals:
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