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In re S.M.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided January 15, 2004PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., P.J., M.S.,

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, J., joined. WILLIAM B. CAIN, J, filed a concurring opinion.

This appeal involves the termination of the parental rights of a biological father whose daughter was surrendered to a licensed child-placing agency without his knowledge. Soon after notifying the biological father that it had custody of the *636child, the agency filed a petition in the Davidson County Juvenile Court seeking to terminate the father’s parental rights. Following a bench trial, the juvenile court concluded that the…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Lehr v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. In Re ValentineTennessee Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Jones v. GarrettTennessee Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. In Re Bernard T.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2010
  2. In Re: Kaliyah S.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2015
  3. In Re Angela E.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2010
  4. In re J.C.D.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2007
  5. R.E. v. B.B.Utah Supreme Court · 2011

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