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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ€ÑÑ7€vuXXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  Ñò ò›Þ ÞÌIN€THE€MATTER€OF:à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌCHRISTOPHER€STANFILLà àà à)ÌANGEL€REYNOLDSà àà àà à)ÌMICHAEL€STANFILLà àà àà à)à àDavidson€JuvenileÌSAMANTHA€STANFILLà àà àà à)à àNo.à à9519„21994Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àà à07„49„29ÌCHILDREN€UNDER€THE€AGE€OFà à)à àà à9519„21993Ì18€YEARS€OF€AGEà àà àà àà à)à àà à9519„21995Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌDEPARTMENT€OF€CHILDRENððS,à à)à àÌSERVICES,à àà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.̜ـ!ÙßR€*,%A1-j|kË` ç `€€@ÿRß›à àPlaintiff/Appellee,à àà àà à)à à01A01„9710„JV„00616Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌLORETTA€STANFILL,à àà àà à)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àDefendant/Appellant.à àà à)ÌÌÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌÌà@ àAPPEAL€FROM€THE€JUVENILE€COURT€OF€DAVIDSON€COUNTYÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLE,€TENNESSEEÌÌÓ  ÓHONORABLE€ANDREW€SHOOKHOFF,€JUDGEÌó óÓ  ÓÌÌÌJohn€Knox€WalkupÌAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌÌDouglas€Earl€DimondÌGeneral€Civil€DivisionÌ425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌCordell€Hull€Building,€Second€FloorÌNashville,€Tennessee€37243„0499ÌATTORNEYS€FOR€PLAINTIFF/APPELLEEÌÌKathleen€G.€Morris,€#16223ÌP.O.€Box€128091ÌNashville,€Tennessee€37212ÌATTORNEY€FOR€DEFENDANT/APPELLANTÌÌÌÓ  Óò òAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDED.ó óÌÓ  ÓÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÌWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÌò òIN€THE€MATTER€OF:à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌCHRISTOPHER€STANFILLà àà à)ÌANGEL€REYNOLDSà àà àà à)ÌMICHAEL€STANFILLà àà àà à)à àDavidson€JuvenileÌSAMANTHA€STANFILLà àà àà à)à àNo.à à9519„21994Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àà à07„49„29ÌCHILDREN€UNDER€THE€AGE€OFà à)à àà à9519„21993Ì18€YEARS€OF€AGEà àà àà àà à)à àà à9519„21995Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌDEPARTMENT€OF€CHILDRENððS,à à)à àÌSERVICES,à àà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.Ìà àPlaintiff/Appellee,à àà àà à)à à01A01„9710„JV„00616Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌLORETTA€STANFILL,à àà àà à)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àDefendant/Appellant.à àà à)ÌÌó óÌà@ àòòò òÔ€„ÔO€P€I€N€I€O€NÔ€XÔó óóóÌÓÓÓ  ÓÌà àThe€captioned€respondent,€Loretta€Stanfill,€has€appealed€from€the€judgment€of€theÏJuvenile€Court€terminating€her€parental€rights€to€her€four€children.€€Appellant€presents€theÏfollowing€issues€for€review:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓà àI.à àWhether€the€Trial€Court€erred€in€finding€thatÏthe€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services€proved€by€clear€andÏconvincing€evidence€the€persistence€of€conditions€which€ledÏto€removal€of€Loretta€Stanfillððs€children€or€which€wouldÏsubject€her€children€to€further€neglect€with€little€likelihood€ofÏearly€remediation.ÌÌà àII.à àWhether€the€Trial€Court€erred€in€finding€clearÏand€convincing€evidence€that€the€mother€willfully€abandonedÏher€children.ÌÌà àIII.à àAssuming,€arguendo,€that€the€Trial€CourtÏproperly€found€clear€and€convincing€evidence€of€a€violationÏof€T.C.A.€ðð€36„1„113(g)(3)€or€of€a€willful€abandonment€ofÏher€children,€whether€the€Trial€Court€erred€in€finding€clearÏand€convincing€evidence€that€it€is€in€the€childrenððs€bestÏinterest€for€Loretta€Stanfillððs€parental€rights€to€be€terminated.ÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÌà àThe€appellee,€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services,€presents€the€issues€in€the€followingÏform:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓà àI.à àWhether€clear€and€convincing€evidenceÏshows€that€conditions€dangerous€to€the€children€persisted€inÏMs.€Stanfillððs€life€and€were€unlikely€to€be€soon€remedied.ÌÌà àII.à àWhether€clear€and€convincing€evidenceÏshows€that€Ms.€Stanfill€abandoned€her€children€by€willfullyÏfailing€to€pay€child€support.ÌÌà àIII.à àWhether€termination€of€Ms.€StanfillððsÏparental€rights€was€in€the€childrenððs€best€interest.ÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓ€T.C.A.€ðððð€36„1„113€and€37„1„147€provide€in€pertinent€partÏas€follows:Ìà àò ò36„1„113.€Termination€of€parental€rightsó ó.€„Ï(a)€The€chancery€and€circuit€courts€shall€have€concurrentÏjurisdiction€with€the€juvenile€court€to€terminate€parental€orÏguardianship€rights€to€a€child€in€a€separate€proceeding,€or€asÏa€part€of€the€adoption€proceeding€by€utilizing€any€groundsÏfor€termination€of€parental€or€guardianship€rights€permittedÏin€this€part€or€in€title€37,€chapter€1,€part€1€and€title€37,Ïchapter€2,€part€4.ÌÓ  Ó„€„€„€„ÌÓ  Óà à(c€)à àTermination€of€parental€or€guardianshipÏrights€must€be€based€upon:ÌÌà à(1)à àA€finding€by€the€court€by€clear€andÏconvincing€evidence€that€the€grounds€for€termination€œo›œf›Ïparental€or€guardianship€rights€have€been€established;€andÌà àÌà à(2)à àThat€termination€of€the€parentððs€or€guardianððsÏrights€is€in€the€best€interests€of€the€child.ÌÌà àò ò37„1„147.€€Termination€of€parental€rightsó ó.€„Ï(a)€The€juvenile€court€shall€be€authorized€to€terminate€theÏrights€of€a€parent€or€guardian€to€a€child€upon€the€groundsÏand€pursuant€to€the€procedures€set€forth€in€title€36,€chapter€1,Ïpart€1.ÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÌà àThe€Juvenile€Court€ordered:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓà àThat€all€of€the€Defendantððs,€Loretta€Lynn€ReynoldsÏStanfill,€parental€rights€to€the€said€children,€Angel€LynnÏReynolds,€Christopher€Lee€Stanfill,€Michael€Allen€RayÏStanfill,€and€Samantha€Nichole€Stanfill,€be€and€the€same€areÏhereby€forever€terminated€and€the€Defendantððs,€Tony€WillisÏStanfill,€parental€rights€to€the€said€child,€Christopher€LeeÏStanfill,€be€and€the€same€are€hereby€forever€terminated,€hisÏrights€to€the€remaining€children€having€been€previouslyÏterminated€in€Oklahoma,€and€the€complete€custody,€control,Ïand€guardianship€of€the€said€children€is€hereby€awarded€toÏthe€State€of€Tennessee,€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services,Ïwith€the€right€to€place€the€children€for€adoption€and€toÏconsent€to€such€adoption€in€òòloco€parentisóó.ÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÌà àà àà àPertinent€findings€of€the€Juvenile€Court€are:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓà àThat€the€said€children,€Angel€Lynn€Reynolds,ÏChristopher€Lee€Stanfill,€Michael€Allen€Ray€Stanfill€andÏSamantha€Nichole€Stanfill€were€placed€in€the€custody€of€theÏState€of€Tennessee,€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services,ÏDavidson€County€Office,€by€this€Court,€on€November€28,Ï1995€as€a€result€of€said€Department€filing€an€EmergencyÏNeglected€and€Dependent€Abuse€Petition.€....€Further,€thatÏsaid€children€have€been€in€foster€care€continuously€sinceÏNovember€28,€1995.€€The€children€were€previously€in€stateÏcustody€in€Oklahoma€from€November,€1991€to€1994.€€Mrs.ÏStanfill€returned€to€Nashville€in€1992€following€her€husbandÏTony€Stanfill,€leaving€the€children€in€Oklahoma.€€TheÏchildren€were€extremely€aggressive€and€disturbed.€€TheyÏattacked€anyone€that€tried€to€get€close€to€them.€€The€motherÏhad€custody€of€the€children€from€1994€until€they€came€intoÏcustody€in€Davidson€County,€Tennessee.ÌÓ  Ó„€„€„€„ÌÓ  Óà àThat€pursuant€to€T.C.A.€36„1„102(1)(A)(I)€and€(iv)Ïthe€Defendants,€Loretta€Lynn€Reynolds€Stanfill€and€TonyÏWillis€Stanfill€have€willfully€abandoned€the€children€forÏmore€than€four€consecutive€months€next€preceding€the€filingÍof€this€petition€in€that€the€said€Defendants€have€willfullyÏfailed€to€support€or€make€reasonable€payments€toward€theÏsupport€of€the€children€for€four€(4)€consecutive€monthsÏimmediately€preceding€the€filing€of€the€petition€to€terminate,Ïdespite€having€been€under€a€court€order€to€pay€fifty€($50.00)Ïeach€month.ÌÌà àThat€pursuant€to€T.C.A.€Section€37„1„113(g)(4),€theÏDepartment€herein€nonsuited€the€ground€of€severe€childÏabuse€as€to€the€mother€based€on€the€finding€on€the€appeal.ÌÌà àThat€pursuant€to€T.C.A.€36„1„113(g)(3)(A),€the€saidÏchildren€have€been€removed€from€the€defendant€parents,€forÏmore€than€six€(6)€months€and€the€conditions€which€led€toÏremoval€or€other€conditions€which€in€all€reasonableÏprobability€would€cause€the€children€to€be€subjected€toÏfurther€abuse€or€neglect€and€which,€therefore,€prevent€theÏchildrenððs€return€to€the€care€of€the€Defendants€still€œpersist;›Ïthat€there€is€little€likelihood€that€these€conditions€will€beÏremedied€at€an€early€date€so€that€the€children€can€be€returnedÏto€the€Defendants€in€the€near€future;€and€the€continuation€ofÏthe€legal€parent€and€child€relationship€greatly€diminishes€theÏchildrenððs€chances€of€early€integration€into€a€stable€andÏpermanent€home.€€The€conditions€leading€to€removalÏincluded€the€injury€to€the€minor€child,€the€continued€drugÏusage€of€the€parents,€and€the€findings€of€the€Referee€whichÏbrought€the€children€into€care.€€The€Court€finds€that,€basedÏon€the€œun„unrebutted›€testimony€of€Anita€Bilbrew€with€theÏDepartment€of€Childrenððs€Services,€approximately€one€(1)Ïmonth€after€the€filing€of€the€Petition€to€Terminate,€Mr.€andÏMrs.€Stanfill€were€at€the€Department€of€Childrenððs€ServicesÏoffice,€on€their€telephone,€arranging€for€the€purchase€ofÏdrugs,€which€says€something€about€the€strength€of€addictionÏin€this€case.€€Based€on€the€œunrebutted›€testimony€of€theÏtherapist€for€Ms.€Stanfill,€the€Court€finds€by€clear€andÏconvincing€evidence€that€based€on€Ms.€Stanfillððs€ownÏadmission,€she€continued€to€use€alcohol,€cocaine€andÏmarijuana€this€summer€and€it€is€obvious€that€Ms.€StanfillÏfailed€to€acknowledge€or€address€her€drug€problems,€refusedÏinpatient€treatment€and€stopped€treatment€at€the€end€ofÏAugust,€1997.ÌÓ  Ó„€„€„€„ÌÓ  Óà àThe€Defendant,€Loretta€Stanfill€has€complied€withÏsome€of€the€tasks€of€the€Plan€of€Care€but€her€compliance€hasÏnot€resulted€in€changed€circumstances€and€she€has€notÏaddressed€the€problems€that€needed€to€be€addressed,Ïhowever,€the€Court€does€not€specifically€find€substantialÏnoncompliance€with€the€Plan€of€Care€as€to€Loretta€Stanfill.ÌÓ  Ó„€„€„€„ÌÓ  Óà àThat€it€is€in€the€best€interest€of€the€said€children€andÏthe€public€that€all€of€the€parental€rights€of€the€Defendant,ÏLoretta€Lynn€Reynolds€Stanfill€to€the€said€children,€AngelÏLynn€Reynolds,€Christopher€Lee€Stanfill,€Michael€Allen€RayÏStanfill,€and€Samantha€Nichole€Stanfill€and€the€Defendant,ÏTony€Willis€Stanfill,€parental€rights€to€the€minor€child,ÏChristopher€Lee€Stanfill,€be€forever€terminated€and€that€theÏcomplete€custody,€control,€and€guardianship€of€the€saidÏchildren€be€awarded€to€the€State€of€Tennessee,€DepartmentÏof€Childrenððs€Services,€with€the€right€to€place€the€saidÏchildren€for€adoption€and€to€consent€to€such€adoption€in€òòlocoÏparentisóó.€€ÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÌà àAn€order€was€entered€in€conformity€with€the€foregoing€findings.ÌÌà àIn€response€to€the€appellantððs€three€issues,€this€Court€has€reviewed€the€record€whichÏcontains€clear€and€convincing€evidence€that€the€conditions€which€caused€the€subject€children€toÏbe€removed€from€the€custody€of€appellant€in€November,€1995,€have€persisted€to€the€date€of€theÏorder€of€the€Juvenile€Court;€that€said€conditions€would€subject€said€children€to€continuedÏneglect;€that€there€is€little€likelihood€of€early€remediation€of€such€conditions;€that€the€appellantÏwillingly€abandoned€said€children;€and€that€the€termination€of€appellantððs€parental€rights€inÏrespect€to€said€children€is€œin€the€best€interest€of€said€children.›ÌœÌÌÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€Juvenile€Court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€againstÏthe€appellant.€€The€cause€is€remanded€to€the€Juvenile€Court€for€necessary€proceedings.›ÌÓ  Óò òÌAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDED.ó óÌÓ  ÓÓÓÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à_________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà 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