Legal Opinion
In the Interest of B.H.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided October 4, 2011No. SC91584PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARY R. RUSSELL, Judge.
A mother whose parental rights were terminated asserts that her due process rights were violated when the trial court did not articulate the correct burden of proof for the evidence it found supporting the termination.
This Court finds no due process violation, and the judgment is affirmed. There was clear, cogent and convincing evidence supporting the ground for termination, and the preponderance of the evidence showed that the termination was in the child’s best interest.1
I. Background
M.H. (Mother) gave birth to B.T.H. (Son) in 2005. She was later arrested in 2009 for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- In the Interest of K.A.W.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2004
- In the Interest of P.L.O.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2004
- City of Arnold v. TourkakisSupreme Court of Missouri · 2008
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3Cited by27 opinions
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