Legal Opinion

Lunsford v. E_ L_ K

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 12, 1997No. 21440PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CROW, Judge.

In a comprehensive, thoughtful and meticulous judgment, the juvenile court1 terminated the parental rights of the mother and father of R_L_K_(“Daughter”) and C_ A_K_(“Son”). The father, E_ L_ K_ (“Father”) appeals; the mother does not. This opinion is confined to the law and evidence pertinent to Father’s claim of error.

Daughter was born April 15, 1988; Son was born June 18,1990.

Father was jailed April 9 or 10,1991, on an involuntary manslaughter charge arising from a “head-on collision.” He remained in jail until April 15,1992, when, pursuant to an earlier plea of guilty, he was…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In Interest of MEWSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
  2. In Interest of Baby Girl W.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. In Interest of DAHMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
  4. In the Interest of H.M.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1989

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Juvenile Officer v. L.L.J.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2000
  2. Juvenile Officer v. D.R.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2001
  3. In the Interest of B.S.B. v. G.S.B.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2002
  4. Greene County Juvenile Office v. K.D.B.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2000
  5. L.B. v. Jasper County Juvenile OfficeMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004

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