State Ex Rel. Gosnell v. Cass Circuit Court

ORIGINAL ACTION

GIVAN, Justice.

This case was commenced in this Court by the filing of the petition for writ of mandate to require the trial judge to grant a change of judge on a "Petition To Terminate The Parent-Child Relationship."

On June 5, 1991, this case was heard by this Court and following the hearing an alternative writ of mandamus was entered. On June 7, 1991, the trial court complied with the alternative writ and granted a change of judge. However, both parties have requested that this Court render an opinion in this case as a guideline to the bench and bar in similar cases. We accept…