Idaho Department of Health & Welfare v. Doe

HORTON, Justice.

Child was declared in imminent danger and taken into the custody of the Department of Health and Welfare (the Department). The Department petitioned for termination of John Doe’s (Father) parent-child relationship on the grounds of neglect. The matter proceeded to trial, after which the trial court granted the Department’s petition. We affirm the trial court’s order terminating Father’s parental relationship with Child.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

When Child was three years and seven months old, his Mother was arrested while Child was in her care. Since Father was…