E.P. v. J.G.

EDWARD R. ARDINI, JR., JUDGE

Father appeals the Judgment of the Circuit Court of Jackson County terminating his parental rights. On appeal, Father alleges that (1) there was not clear, cogent, and convincing evidence to support termination of his parental rights on the statutory grounds specified in the trial court's Judgment; (2) the court, in terminating his parental rights, misapplied section 221.447;1 and (3) the trial court erred in not returning Child to Father pursuant to section 211.037. The Judgment is affirmed.

PROCEDURAL & FACTUAL BACKGROUND

"We consider the evidence in the light most…