Idaho Dep't of Health & Welfare v. John Doe (In re Doe)

BURDICK, Chief Justice.

John Doe ("Father") appeals from a Lincoln County magistrate court's judgment terminating his parental rights to his minor children. The judgment also terminated the parental rights of the children's mother ("Mother"). She appeals in a separate action.

The children were placed in the custody of the Department of Health and Welfare (the "Department") following a March 2016 petition under the Child Protection Act ("CPA"). In June 2016, the court ordered the parents to follow case plans provided by the Department. Eight months later, the State filed a motion to terminate…