Legal Opinion
Juvenile Officer v. P.L.H.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 21, 2010No. WD 71958PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAREN KING MITCHELL, Judge.
This is a termination of parental rights case. The issue is whether there was clear, cogent, and convincing evidence that the conditions of section 211.4471 were *240met so as to trigger the trial court’s authority to terminate the appellant’s parental rights. We hold that there was not. Therefore, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
Facts and Procedural Background2
P.L.H. (“Mother”) gave birth to T.A.L. (“Son”) on March 15, 2001, in Belle-ville, Illinois. Thereafter, Mother and Son moved to Jefferson City,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- In the Interest of K.A.W.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2004
- In the Interest of P.L.O.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2004
- In the Interest of C.W.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2007
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3Cited by8 opinions
- S.M. v. E.M.B.R.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2011
- In the Interest of H.S. And S.N., Minor Children, V.R., MotherSupreme Court of Iowa · 2011
- Juvenile Officer v. B.J.H.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2012
- A.L.A.G. v. Greene County Juvenile OfficeMissouri Court of Appeals · 2017
- S.L.J. v. Greene County Juvenile OfficeMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
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