Legal Opinion

R v. v. Commonwealth, Department for Health & Family Services

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided August 24, 2007No. 2006-CA-001464-ME, 2006-CA-001551-MEPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

R.V. and A.V. appeal the judgment of the Calloway Circuit Court that involuntarily terminated their parental rights to A.J.V. The appellants contend that them due process rights were violated and that the findings of fact are not supported by clear and convincing evidence. We agree as to the due process issue and reverse.

R.V. is the mother of A.J.V. A.V. is the putative father of A.J.V. by virtue of his being named by R.V. as the biological father and having a positive paternity test. R.V. and A.V. are not married but lived together at the time of the district and circuit…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. M. L. B. v. S. L. J.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Commonwealth, Cabinet for Health & Family Services v. C.V.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 2006

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Cabinet for Health & Family v. J.M.G.Kentucky Supreme Court · 2015
  2. People ex rel. R.DColorado Court of Appeals · 2012
  3. Z.T. v. M.T.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 2008
  4. A.C. v. Cabinet for Health & Family ServicesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2012
  5. A.P. v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2008

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