Legal Opinion

In re R.L.F.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided July 31, 2008PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., J.,

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which ANDY D. BENNETT and RICHARD H. DINKINS, JJ., joined.

Mother and Father appeal the trial court’s termination of their parental rights. The trial court terminated Mother’s parental rights on the ground of abandonment by failure to support. The trial court terminated Father’s rights on the ground of being sentenced to more than two years’ imprisonment for child abuse pursuant to Tenn.Code Ann. § 36-1-113(g)(5). Additionally, both parents’ rights were terminated on the ground of substantial noncompliance with the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. In Re ValentineTennessee Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Jones v. GarrettTennessee Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Hawk v. HawkTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Estate of Walton v. YoungTennessee Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by16 opinions

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