Legal Opinion
In re F.L.M.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided October 30, 2018No. ED 106208PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, JUDGE
*476The father, M.S.F., appeals the judgment entered by the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis terminating his parental rights to his six-year-old child, F.L.M., and later granting the petition of the guardians, K.F. and L.F., to adopt the child.1 We find that the record contains no clear, cogent, and convincing evidence to support the trial court's determination that the father willfully, substantially, and continuously neglected to provide the child with necessary care and protection. We reverse and remand with instructions.
Factual and Procedural Background
The child…
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