Legal Opinion

In re J.R.

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided October 20, 1995No. 94-038PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.

J.R.’s mother appeals an order of the Chittenden Family Court terminating her parental rights. Mother claims the court erred (1) by not hearing and deciding a 33 V.S.A. § 5532(a) motion to vacate *268a disposition order removing J.R. from the parental home, and (2) by excluding all of mother’s witnesses at a termination of parental rights (TPR) hearing. We decide that findings of fact in a CHINS (child in need of care or supervision) proceeding founded on a preponderance of the evidence do not preclude relitigation of issues required to be decided on clear and convincing evidence in a TPR…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. People v. GatesMichigan Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Trepanier v. Getting Organized, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1990
  4. In re J.R.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1989
  5. In re S.R.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1991

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. In re R.W. and N.W.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2011
  2. State v. PollanderSupreme Court of Vermont · 1997
  3. In re J.T.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1997
  4. In re A.M., JuvenileSupreme Court of Vermont · 2015
  5. In re C.K.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1995

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