In re K.F.
Supreme Court of Vermont
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
¶ 1. Father appeals the termination of his parental rights (TPR) to his son K.F. on the grounds that the trial court erred in denying his motion for replacement counsel because his lawyer had a conflict of interest and he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.
¶2. K.F. is father’s third child. The family division previously terminated father’s rights to his two older children. In that case, the court’s unchallenged findings were that father has an extensive criminal record, including drug offenses and domestic violence, and suffers from a mental and emotional disorder that…
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