In Re Interest of Amy

This is an appeal in a termination of parental rights case. The appellant’s parental rights to his three children were terminated by an order of the separate juvenile court on May 9, 1990. He has appealed from the judgment and has assigned as error the trial court’s termination of his parental rights and certain evidentiary rulings by the trial court.

Our review is de novo on the record, and we are required to reach a conclusion independent of the trial court’s findings; however, where the evidence is in conflict, we will consider and may give weight to the fact that the trial court observed…