Legal Opinion
In the Interest of M.D.R.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided January 15, 2004No. SC 85208PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL A. WOLFF, Judge.
Introduction
M.D.R. was born in August 2000 when his mother, Lisa Williams, was incarcerat*471ed at a Department of Corrections facility in Audrain County. M.D.R. has been in foster care since his birth, even after his mother was paroled in February 2001. The state brought this petition in the circuit court for termination of Ms. Williams’ parental rights in April 2002, after she had been released from prison. The state’s grounds for seeking termination included a provision in the statute requiring the state to seek termination of parental rights where a child has been in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Alumax Foils, Inc. v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
- State ex rel. Union Electric Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
- C.W.B. v. LaFataMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000
- In the Interest of E.L.B.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2003
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3Cited by37 opinions
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