Lindsey v. State Department of Pensions & Security

WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

This is a case of termination of parental rights. The only issue on appeal is whether there was clear and convincing evidence before the trial court to support its order terminating the mother’s parental rights.

In June 1983 the Montgomery County Department of Pensions and Security (DPS) filed a dependency petition on behalf of Dustin Lindsey, after receiving a report of suspected child abuse concerning the child. A pick-up order was issued the same day the petition was filed. After a hearing, the trial court granted the petition and placed temporary legal custody of…