Legal Opinion

C.H. v. State

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided September 13, 2012No. 20120371-CAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION

2Per curiam

T1 C.H. (Mother) appeals the termination of her parental rights in her children and the denial of her postjudgment motion. We affirm.

12 Mother first challenges the juvenile court's finding that it was in the children's best interests to terminate her parental rights when none of the children were in adoptive placements at the time of trial. Mother implies that it can never be in the best interests of a child to terminate parental rights when the child is not in a placement that will culminate in adoption. However, it is well established that an adoptive placement is not required prior…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. J.D.Court of Appeals of Utah · 2011
  2. State in Interest of AcCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2012
  3. In re A.C...(R.C. v. State)Court of Appeals of Utah · 2012

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