Legal Opinion

R.L.A. v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided September 2, 2009No. S-08-0274PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KITE, Justice.

[T1] RLA (Father) appeals from the district court's order terminating his parental rights to his son, LA (Child), pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-8309(a)(iv) (LexisNex-is 2009) because he was incarcerated on a felony conviction and was unfit to have custody and control of Child. Father claims the Department of Family Services (DFS) did not present sufficient evidence to establish he was unfit.

[12] We affirm.

ISSUE

[13] The dispositive issue in this case is whether the district court properly concluded DFS presented clear and convincing evidence that Father was unfit to have…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. In Re Adoption of CFWyoming Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Matter of Adoption of JLPWyoming Supreme Court · 1989
  3. MN v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2003
  4. BA v. Laramie County Department of Family ServicesWyoming Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Matter of SYMWyoming Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. In the Matter of the Termination of Parental Rights to AGS and AMLD, Minor Children. SASWyoming Supreme Court · 2014
  2. Dunlap v. State (In re Bad)Wyoming Supreme Court · 2019
  3. In Re WdwWyoming Supreme Court · 2010
  4. In the Matter of the Termination of Parental Rights To ARW, a minor child: DRWWyoming Supreme Court · 2015
  5. JLW v. CABWyoming Supreme Court · 2010

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