Legal Opinion
Matter of MLM
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 1984No. C-83-6PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Justice.
Appellant appeals the trial court’s termination of her parental rights to three daughters, MLM, LFM and BDM. The trial court’s judgment followed a jury verdict which found that appellant had neglected her three children.
Appellant has raised the following issues on appeal:
“A. Did the trial court err in admitting evidence of a prior neglect adjudication?
“B. Did the trial court err in admitting evidence of ‘abuse,’ as defined by Wyoming law, where the natural parent was charged only with ‘neglect,’ as defined by Wyoming law?
“C. Did the trial court err in failing to instruct the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- In Interest of FHNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
- DS v. Department of Public Assistance & Social ServicesWyoming Supreme Court · 1980
- Goodman v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- TR v. Washakie County Department of Public Assistance & Social ServicesWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
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