W.H. v. Lawrence County Juvenile Office

PHILLIP R. GARRISON, Judge.

Appellant, S.B. (“Father”), the biological father of E.F.B.D., appeals the termination of his parental rights by the juvenile court of Lawrence County (the “juvenile court”). See § 211.447.1 On appeal, Father argues that the juvenile court’s ruling was against the weight of the evidence and, therefore, was in error. For the reasons that follow, we agree and find it necessary to reverse with respect to the termination of Father’s parental rights and to the subsequent adoption of E.F.B.D. by W.H. and K.H. (“Respondents”).

The record reveals that E.F.B.D. was born on…