Legal Opinion
In re M.L.P.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided January 30, 2007PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · LeeSharon G. Lee, J.
HERSCHEL PICKENS FRANKS, P.J., and CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., joined.
B.R.P. (“Father”) was sentenced to serve eighteen years in prison when his daughter was six years old. The trial court terminated his parental rights based on Tenn.Code Ann. § 36 — 1—113(g)(6), which provides for the termination of parental rights of a person who is incarcerated under a sentence of ten years or more if that person’s child is under the age of eight at the time of sentencing. In this appeal, Father argues that Tenn.Code Ann. § 36 — 1—113(g)(6) is inapplicable because Father might not have to serve his…
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