Legal Opinion

Rowlett v. Vanderburgh County Office of Family & Children

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided February 1, 2006No. 82A01-0506-JV-244PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SULLIVAN, Judge.

Appellant, John Rowlett, challenges the trial court's order terminating his parental rights to his children, A.R. and C.R. Upon appeal, Rowlett presents two issues for our review: (1) whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion for continuance of the termination hearing, and (2) whether the Vanderburgh County Office of Family and Children ("OFC") proved the statutory factors required to terminate parental rights by clear and convincing evidence.

We reverse.

The record reveals that Tosha Brooks ("Mother") and Rowlett ("Father") are the biological…

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. M. L. B. v. S. L. J.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. Riggin v. Rea Riggin & Sons, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2000
  3. Phelps v. SybinskyIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
  4. In re of N.B.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2000

3Cited by44 opinions

  1. In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of E.M. and El.M., E.M. v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Supreme Court · 2014
  2. W.B. v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Court of Appeals · 2011
  3. In Re the Involuntary Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of R.S., (Minor Child), and R.S. (Father) v. Marion County Department of Child Services and Child Advocates, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 2016
  4. Involuntary Termination of Parent-Child Relationship of K.E. v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Supreme Court · 2015
  5. F.M., Mother v. N.B., FatherIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012

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