Johnston v. J.K.C.

KENNEDY, Judge.

This is an appeal by James K.C. and Louise C.C. from a judgment terminating their parental rights to their children, James K.C., Jr. (Jimmy), born November 11, 1981, and Tina Faye C., born June 24, 1987. An earlier juvenile court order terminating the parents’ parental rights to the children was reversed by this court because of ineffective assistance of counsel for the parents. In the Interest of J.C., 781 S.W.2d 226 (Mo.App.1989).

Termination of parental rights is to be ordered only upon “clear, cogent and convincing” evidence of a statutory ground for termination, Section…