In Re Stricklin

These consolidated cases all relate to Saginaw County Probate Court orders terminating the parental rights of appellants Effie Orrilla Stricklin and Richard David Stricklin to their five minor children. Appellant Effie Stricklin is the mother of all five of the children, and appellant Richard David Stricklin is father of three of the children and stepfather of two. After the adjudicative phase of the probate proceedings, lasting from May 1 through May 4, 1984, the jury determined that the probate court had jurisdiction over all five children. After the dispositional phase of the probate…