Legal Opinion

In the Interest of R.M.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 25, 2007No. ED 88915PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOOKER T. SHAW, Judge.

I. Introduction

Respondents K.S. (Mother) and N.S. (Stepfather) filed a petition for adoption of R.M. (Child) by Stepfather. Appellant J.M. is Child’s biological father (Father). Appellant L.L. is Father’s mother, i.e., Child’s paternal grandmother (Grandmother). Father and Grandmother appeal from the trial court’s judgment terminating Father’s parental rights to Child and overruling Grandmother’s motion seeking visitation with Child. Father raises three points of appeal arguing that the trial court erred in terminating his parental rights because the record lacks clear,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. C.B.L. v. K.E.L.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. G.S.M. v. T.H.B.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. Zuehlke v. ZuehlkeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. S.M. v. E.M.B.R.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2011
  2. In Re Adoption of CMBRSupreme Court of Missouri · 2011
  3. In re F.L.M.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2018
  4. J.A.W. v. V.W.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2024
  5. Pearson v. KosterSupreme Court of Missouri · 2012

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