State v. State

CHRISTIANSEN FORSTER, Judge:

¶1 This case requires us to determine whether the State may file a petition seeking termination of parental rights when the child is already subject to ongoing abuse, neglect, and dependency proceedings.1 We conclude that the plain language of the Juvenile Court Act (the JCA) permits the State to file a termination petition at any time. Accordingly, we affirm the juvenile court's order terminating C.J.'s (Mother) and J.J.'s (Father) parental rights in K.J. (Child).2

BACKGROUND

¶2 Mother and Father are the biological parents of Child. At birth, Child tested positive…