Legal Opinion

In the Interest of L.B.

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided October 16, 2009No. 102,202PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Rulon, C.J.:

K.B., mother of L.B., appeals the decisions of the district court finding (1) probable cause at a temporary custody hearing to remove L.B. from mother s home; (2) L.B. was a child in need of care; and (3) mother was an unfit parent to L.B. and said condition was unlikely to change in the foreseeable future resulting in the termination of mother’s parental rights. We dismiss in part and affirm in part.

JURISDICTION

Whether jurisdiction exists is a question of law over which this court’s scope of review is unlimited. Mid-Continent Specialists, Inc. v. Capital Homes, 279 Kan. 178, 185,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. In the Interest of B.D.-Y.Supreme Court of Kansas · 2008

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  4. In re J.K.Court of Appeals of Kansas · 2020
  5. In re N.A.C.Supreme Court of Kansas · 2014

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