Legal Opinion

In re S.W.

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided October 2, 2003No. 03-278PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. Father appeals from the family court’s order terminating his residual parental rights over his daughter S.W. Father argues that the court erred in concluding that his progress toward parenting had stagnated even though he had substantially complied with the services and expectations of the case plan. We affirm.

¶ 2. S.W. was bom in December 1999. Father was thirty-one at the time of S.W.’s birth; mother was seventeen and in SRS custody. S.W. has been in and out of SRS custody since April 2000 based on mother’s lack of parenting skills. Father has been incarcerated since December 2001 for…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In re B.W.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1994
  2. In re B.S.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1997
  3. In re D.B.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1993
  4. In re Cr.M.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1995

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. In re D.S. and W.S., JuvenilesSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016
  2. In Re A.B. & B.B., JuvenilesSupreme Court of Vermont · 2025
  3. In Re E.R., JuvenileSupreme Court of Vermont · 2023
  4. In Re G.W., JuvenileSupreme Court of Vermont · 2023
  5. In Re I.G., JuvenileSupreme Court of Vermont · 2026

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