WPCR S/L`QpIOn r둸Q"x 5uEwT^,kQ MwUer퓖'ʖ@pyȭJ)9' So>ǹUݲD@ܐ cdŖlA 2 }!72])q@wx0y"f!Ӆgv( !Ey5;U2o{2%Zj0pt.Y-aHIJ¯V\/*"ݕDrآ@9BKjn bx4>uw(-ѪbAOW?1X#'$ + uBY쨬C"Ӣp2**qoG|-~!2_uf1z5-[4a壔׋LYc}YUh2,`4OPwWJ}Ro~"K6DZ}t̙8 hG&  ƥ2!UBF %  n 04K 4 @ w@ U> UFQ #  N  m  0x 0D#gU:U: D3 0DLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL B AO 0D D/ B5<6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiX3|x(<6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiXXx6X@JQX@( T$  ӢRC&  ShelbyMcMURRAYKobel DDVEӀ&<( 9Z &Courier Regular<09Z .Courier New RegularHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLU $      1    XX ` Mr.ClaytonappearedandadvisedtheTrialCourtthathedidnot `  contestthepetition.(((3$ T!       0  (#$  0   XeXXXXXe   Ad FILED   March31,1999  CecilCrowson,Jr.AppellateCourt  Clerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular XeXXXXXe   Ad FILED   March24,1999  CecilCrowson,Jr.AppellateCourt  Clerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular>>>>'dxd(3$ !   d-C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd T!   _`   7XXdXXd7TR[A'Legal3'A' Legal3'T  &r*<,(j 8 `@Ef  tt0"H` r&&r*<,(j 8 `@Ef  tt0"H` r&@LLINTHECOURTOFAPPEALS@@$ `  @$ATKNOXVILLESTATEOFTENNESSEE@*@@*)  HAMILTONCOUNTY x DEPARTMENTOFCHILDRENS h   )  03A019807JV00218 @ SERVICES@*) h  @*)  PetitionerAppellee@*)     @*)  v.@*)  HON.SUZANNEBAILEY, (  @*)  JUDGE P  JENNIFERKOBELand@*)     THOMASKYLECLAYTON@*)   @*)̀RespondentsAppellants@*)  AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED  p JOHNG.McDOUGALOFCHATTANOOGAFORAPPELLANTPAULG.SUMMERS,AttorneyGeneralandReporter,andDOUGLASEARLDIMOND,AssistantAttorneyGeneral,NASHVILLE,FORAPPELLEE XXXX@$OPINION `"     `     h      p   #XXX XI# XXXXGoddard,P.J. H&% #XXX X:#   ` InthissuittheStateofTennesseeDepartmentof )@ ) ChildrensServicesfiledapetitiontoterminatetheparentalrightsofJenniferKobelandThomasKyleClayton, #  1      ׀parentsof ,`#- SethThomasIsaiahKobel,whowasbornonJanuary30,1996.   ` InthejudgmentofterminationtheTrialCourtfindsthefollowingfacts:ThatthepetitionfiledbytheStateofTennessee,DepartmentofChildrensServices,iswelltakenandshouldbesustainedandreliefgrantedthereunderforthecausesasthereinstatedinthatthesubjectchild x8/< hasbeeninthecustodyofPetitionerforatleastsix(6)months;thattheconditionswhichledtosaidchildsremovalstillpersist;thatthereislittlelikelihoodthatsaidconditionswillberemediedatanearlydatesothatthechildcanbereturnedtoeitherparentinthenearfuture;thatthecontinuationofthelegalparentandchildrelationshipgreatlydiminishesthechildschancesofearlyintegrationintoastableandpermanenthome;thattheDefendants,JenniferKobelandThomasKyleClayton,havefailedtocomplyinasubstantialmanneronthereasonableresponsibilitiesoftheFosterCarePlan;thattheDefendants,JenniferandThomasKyleClayton,havewillfullyabandonedthechildformorethanfour(4)consecutivemonthsnextprecedingthefilingofthepetitioninthiscauseanditis,therefore,forthebestinterestofthesaidchildandthepublicthatalloftheparentalrightsoftheDefendantstothesaidchildbeforeverterminatedandthatthecompletecustody,controlandguardianshipofthesaidchildshouldnowbeawardedtotheStateofTennessee,DepartmentofChildrensServiceswiththerighttoplacesaidchildforadoptionandtoconsenttoanyadoptioninlocoparentis.   ` InthecourseoftheTrialJudgesextensiveoralopinion,shemadethefollowingfindingoffactregardingherevaluationoftheevidenceandwitnesscredibilitywhichisparticularlysignificantasitrelatestoMs.Kobelstestimonyattemptingtoexcuseherconduct:0 `   ` THECOURT:Itelljustabouteveryparentwhositsinthisseatthatyouarenowoccupying,Ms.Kobel,thatIdontthink,despitetheothercasesthatIhearfromthestandpointofchildrenabusedbytheirparents,whethertheyvebeenraped,otherwisemolestedinsomeway,orthechildrenwhositinthiscourtroomchargedwithmurder.Alltheseareveryseriouscases,butnonemoreseriousthanthatofaparentappearingbeforemewiththeStateofTennesseeorotherpartiesseekingtoterminatetheirrightsbecauseitisapermanentsituation.Intheeventthatterminationisdecreedandanorderentereddeclaringtheparentsrightsterminated,itisaforevertypesituation. ` `  ` `  AndthatsonereasonwhyIsometimeshangprettymuchoneverywordthatsspokeninhere.Illlookfornotonlythewordsoftheparentwhentheytestify,thewordsofotherwitnesses.Ilookattheexpressions.Ilookattheirdemeanor.Ilookattheirreactionstothetestimony.ItssomethingthatIfeeleverythingthatssaidinhere hastobeatleastweighedandconsidered 9p0> very,verycarefullybecauseoftheseriousnatureoftheseproceedings. ̜ AndIvesatandIvelistenedtoday.IveheardthetestimonyofferedbytheStateastoyourcompliance,̜` `    ` OurreviewoftherecordandthebriefspersuadesusthatthisisanappropriatecaseforaffirmanceunderRule10(a)ofthisCourt.   ` FortheforegoingreasonsthejudgmentoftheTrialCourtisaffirmedandthecauseremandedforsuchfurtherproceedings,ifany,asmaybenecessaryandcollectionofcoSstsbelow.CostsofappealareadjudgedagainstMs.Kobel.   `     h   _______________________________   `     h   HoustonM.Goddard,P.J.̜  4 +. ̜CONCUR:̜_________________________________CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,J.________________________________ X9XXX/WilliamH.Inman,Sr.J. P  #X/XX X9#