Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Walter B.

Utah Supreme Court

Decided March 20, 1978No. 14864PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAUGHAN, Justice:

Mrs. B., the mother of Walter B., appeals from a decree of the Juvenile Court terminating all of her rights, including her residual parental rights. This case is reversed and remanded to the Juvenile Court; because, as a matter of law, the grounds for termination under Sec. 78-3a-48(1)(a) have not been established.

The trial court ruled Mrs. B. was unfit by reason of conditions seriously detrimental to the child. The court found:

The mother is emotionally stable but cannot properly care for the child; that the child has minimal brain disfunction, is intensely hyperactive,…

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Pilling v. LanceUtah Supreme Court · 1970
  2. In Interest of WingerUtah Supreme Court · 1976

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. In re J. P.Utah Supreme Court · 1982
  2. State in Interest of MLCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1998
  3. State in Interest of JRT v. TimperlyCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1988
  4. In the Interest of J.C.O. v. AndersonUtah Supreme Court · 1987
  5. In re K.S.Utah Supreme Court · 1987

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