Legal Opinion
Stokes v. Arnold
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 1, 2000No. M1998-00749-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEN H. CANTRELL, Presiding Judge, M.S.
The Chancery Court for Dickson County terminated a mother’s parental rights to three young children and allowed the foster parents to proceed with the adoption of the children. Because we find that the record does not contain clear and convincing evidence upon which to base the termination of the mother’s parental rights, we reverse.
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The State of Tennessee took protective custody of the three natural children of Torina Arnold on May 11, 1994, after receiving a referral alleging that she had threatened to commit suicide and to take her children with…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hawk v. HawkTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- O'DANIEL v. MessierCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- Nale v. RobertsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by8 opinions
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