Legal Opinion

In the Interest of Z.H. v. G.H.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 14, 1999No. WD 56238PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Presiding Judge.

G.H. (Father) appeals the termination of his parental rights to his son, Z.H., based on abandonment. Father claims the trial court erred: (1) in finding the statutory grounds for termination of his parental rights were met because, he asserts, he did not abandon Z.H., and (2) in finding that termination of Father’s parental rights was in the best interest of Z.H., because the court’s ruling left the child without a father or other male role model. Father asks this Court to reverse the termination of his parental rights, and to remand the case to the lower…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Juvenile Officer v. R.D.K.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. In Interest of Baby Girl W.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. In the Interest of H. D. v. E. D.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. R.L.P. v. R.M.W.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1989

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Juvenile Officer v. D.R.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2001
  2. In the Interest of B.S.B. v. G.S.B.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. In the Interest of N.R.W.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. In the Interest of C.J.G. v. D.G.P.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. E.M. v. S.M.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2000

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