Legal Opinion

In re M.J.B.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided April 8, 2004PublishedCited by 151 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., P.J., M.S.,

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which WILLIAM B. CAIN and PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, JJ., joined.

This appeal involves the termination of a mother’s parental rights with regard to her two children. Approximately two years after removing the children from their mother’s custody, the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services filed a petition in the Davidson County Juvenile Court to terminate both the mother’s and the two fathers’ parental rights. The mother contested the petition, but ultimately, the children’s fathers did not. Following a bench trial,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Lehr v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. In Re ValentineTennessee Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Jones v. GarrettTennessee Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Hawk v. HawkTennessee Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by151 opinions

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