Idaho Department of Health & Welfare v. Doe

I. Nature of the Case

In an expedited appeal out of Bonneville County, Jane Doe (“Mother”) appeals a magistrate court’s judgment terminating her parental rights as to her children, D.M., A.M., J.S., A.L., and R.L. She asserts that the State failed to produce clear and convincing evidence sufficient to overcome the presumption that she could parent her children. Specifically, Mother argues that: (1) the last eight months of her participation in the case plan contravene a finding of neglect; and (2) the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (“IDHW”) failed to help reunify the family.

II. Factual…