Department of Health & Welfare v. Doe I

208 P.3d 296 (2009)

In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of John Doe, Child and John Doe I, Parent.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & WELFARE, Plaintiff-Respondent,

v.

John DOE I, Defendants-Appellants.

No. 35713.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise, February 2009 Term.

May 7, 2009.

Canyon County Public Defender, Caldwell, for appellant.

Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General, Boise, for respondent.

W. JONES, Justice.

I. NATURE OF CASE

John Doe I (Appellant) appeals the decision of Magistrate Judge Griffin of the Third Judicial District to terminate Appellant's parental rights to his son,…