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ÔÔ€*ÔÝ  ݛԀ*¼ÔÑ€ÑÑ7€ XXdìXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑœÞ ÞÌState›€of€Tennessee,€Department€of€Human€à à)ÌServices,à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àPetitioner/Appellee,à àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.Ìv.à àà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à01„A„01„9704„JV„00171ÌSylvia€Fetterolf€Ford,à àà àà àà à)Ìà àRespondent/Appellant,à àà àà à)Ìandà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌStanley€Fetterolf,€à àà àà àà àà à)à àJuvenile€Court€No.̜ـ!ÙßR€-/,A1-j|'ÿ`` ç `€€@ÿRß›à àRespondent/Appellant,à àà àà à)à à215ÌIn€the€Matter€of:à àà àà àà àà à)ÌStanley€James€Fetterolf,€D.O.B.€7„17„81à à)ÌTeresa€Diane€Fetterolf,€D.O.B.€7„26„82à à)ÌDavid€Michael€Fetterolf,€D.O.B.€9„20„84à à)ÌDaniel€Wayne€Fetterolf,€D.O.B.€11„06„85à à)ÌJohn€Mark€Wayne€Fetterolf,€D.O.B.€5„28„88à à)ÌSamuel€Swayne€Fetterolf,€D.O.B.€4„05„90à à)ÌDaniela€Jordan€Fetterolf,€D.O.B.€4„15„92à à)ÌÌÓ  ÓCOURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌMIDDLE€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEÌÌAPPEAL€FROM€THE€PUTNAM€COUNTY€JUVENILE€COURTÌÌAT€COOKEVILLE,€TENNESSEEÌÌTHE€HONORABLE€JOHN€HUDSON,€JUDGEÌÌÌÓ  ÓSAMUEL€L.€HARRISÌP.O.€Box€873ÌCookeville,€Tennessee€38503Ìà àATTORNEY€FOR€RESPONDENT/APPELLANTÌÌRANDY€S.€CHAFFINÌ100€S.€Jefferson€AvenueÌCookeville,€Tennessee€38501Ìà àATTORNEY€FOR€RESPONDENT/APPELLANTÌÌJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPÌAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌDOUGLAS€EARL€DIMONDÌAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌGeneral€Civil€DivisionÌ2nd€Floor€Cordell€Hull€Bldg.Ì425€5th€Avenue€NorthÌNashville,€Tennessee€37243„0499Ìà àATTORNEY€FOR€PETITIONER/APPELLEEÌÌà@ àREVERSED€AND€REMANDEDÌÌÓ  ÓWALTER€W.€BUSSART,€JUDGEÌòòòòÓ  ÓÔ€*„ÔOpinionóóóóÌÓ  ÓÌÓ€Óà àÔ€*¼ÔThis€is€an€appeal€by€respondents/appellants,€Stanley€Fetterolf€and€SylviaÏFetterolf€Ford,€from€a€decision€of€the€Putnam€County€Juvenile€Court€terminatingÏtheir€parental€rights.€€Ms.€Ford€argues€petitioner/appellee,€State€of€TennesseeÏDepartment€of€Human€Services€(ð ðDepartmentðð),€filed€its€petition€for€terminationÏof€parental€rights€in€the€wrong€court€and€contends€the€proper€venue€was€theÏOverton€County€Juvenile€Court€which€had€handled€the€initial€custodyÏproceedings.× ƒ0 ××  ×€€The€pertinent€facts€are€as€follows.ÌÌà àThe€Overton€County€Juvenile€Court€initially€handled€all€of€the€proceedingsÏsurrounding€this€matter.€€The€Overton€court€filed€an€order€on€February€23,€1995Ïallowing€the€Department€to€remove€the€seven€Fetterolf€children€from€their€homeÏand€granting€the€Department€temporary€care€and€custody.€€Prior€to€the€removal,ÏMr.€Fetterolf€sexually€abused€the€eldest€daughter€and€physically€abused€at€leastÏthree€of€his€sons.€€Ms.€Ford€knew€of€the€abuse,€but€did€nothing€to€prevent€it.€€InÏaddition,€Venessa€Farris,€a€social€counselor€with€the€Department,€described€theÏFetterolf€household€as€follows:€ð ðThere€was€trash€everywhere,€clothes€thrown.€ÏThe€kids€didnððt€have€beds€to€sleep€in,€they€were€in€the€floor.€€It€smelled.€€It€wasÍbad.ðð€(TE€103).€€The€Department€filed€a€petition€for€temporary€custody€onÏFebruary€23,€1995.€€The€Overton€court€filed€a€consent€decree€as€to€Ms.€Ford€onÏApril€17,€1995.€€The€decree€allowed€the€Department€to€retain€temporary€legalÏcustody€of€the€children.€€The€Department€prepared€plans€of€care€for€Mr.ÏFetterolf€and€Ms.€Ford€to€follow€in€order€to€regain€custody€of€their€children.€ÏThe€Overton€court€ratified€and€approved€these€plans.€€On€February€15,€1996,€theÏOverton€Court€entered€a€nunc€pro€tunc€order€disposing€of€the€DepartmentððsÏpetition€for€temporary€custody.€€The€court€found€the€seven€children€wereÏdependant€and€neglected€and€ordered€the€Department€to€retain€temporary€legalÏcustody.ÌÌà àThe€Department€filed€a€petition€for€termination€of€parental€rights€in€theÏPutnam€County€Juvenile€Court€on€March€8,€1996.€€The€petition€alleged€theÏfollowing:ÌÓÓà@ àIII.Ìà8 àà àThe€Defendant,€Sylvia€Ford€Fetterolf,€has€not€complied€withÏthe€provisions€of€the€foster€care€plan€.€.€.€.€€Visitation€is€the€onlyÏprovision€in€her€foster€care€plan€that€she€has€complied€with.€€She€hasÏnot€completed€counseling,€she€has€not€obtained€safe€and€suitableÏhousing€and€has€not€demonstrated€an€ability€to€properly€parent€theÏchildren€or€provide€for€their€financial€needs.Ìà8 àà àSylvia€Ford€Fetterolf€was€advised€on€February€24,€1995€thatÏfailure€to€comply€with€the€foster€care€plan€was€grounds€forÏtermination€of€parental€rights.Ìà8 àà àThe€Defendant,€Stanley€Fetterolf,€has€not€complied€with€theÏprovisions€of€the€foster€care€plan€.€.€.€.€€He€has€not€complied€withÏany€provision€of€the€plan.€€He€has€not€entered€into€any€sex€offenderÏtreatment€program.€€He€has€not€attended€counseling.ÌÓ€ÓÌÓ€Ó(Rec.€p.34).€€Mr.€Fetterolf€filed€an€answer€in€which€he€asserted€certainÍaffirmative€defenses€including€improper€venue.× ƒ1 ××  ×€€The€Department€responded€toÏMr.€Fetterolfððs€defenses.€€Specifically,€the€Department€argued€Tennessee€CodeÏAnnotated€section€36„1„113(d)(4)(A)€provided€that€the€Putnam€County€JuvenileÏCourt€was€the€proper€court€because€the€children€lived€in€Putnam€County€at€theÏtime€the€Department€filed€the€petition.€€To€support€its€contention,€the€DepartmentÏattached€an€affidavit€from€Ms.€Farris€stating€that€the€children€were€living€inÏPutnam€County€on€March€8,€1996.€€Ìà àThe€Honorable€John€Hudson€of€the€Putnam€County€Juvenile€Court€heardÏthe€case€on€December€12,€1996.€€Prior€to€the€testimony,€Mr.€Fetterolfððs€counselÏrestated€his€venue€defense,€and€Ms.€Fordððs€counsel€argued€in€support€of€theÏdefense.€€Mr.€Fetterolf€contended€that€the€venue€was€improper€under€TennesseeÏCode€Annotated€section€36„1„113(d)(4)€and€that€this€section€violated€AppellantsððÏdue€process€rights.€€The€court€responded:€ð ðWell,€the€statute€is€clear€on€its€face.€€ItÏmay€be€unconstitutional,€but€thatððs€something€that€Iððm€not€going€to€rule€on€today.€ÏThatððs€something€youððll€have€to€take€up€on€appeal.ðð€€(TE€p.€11)€At€the€close€ofÏthe€evidence,€Mr.€Fetterolf€and€Ms.€Ford€objected€once€again€to€venue.€€TheÏcourt€agreed€to€take€the€motion€under€advisement.ÌÌà àThe€court€filed€its€ð ðFinal€Decree€of€Guardianshipðð€on€December€19,€1996.€ÏThe€court€found€there€was€clear€and€convincing€evidence€requiring€theÏtermination€of€Mr.€Fetterolfððs€and€Ms.€Fordððs€parental€rights.€€The€court€did€notÏdecide€the€venue€issue.€€Thereafter,€the€parties€filed€their€notices€of€appeal.€€Ms.ÏFord€has€presented€two€issues€for€this€courtððs€review.€€These€are:€1)€ð ðWhether€theÏState€of€Tennessee€proved€venueðð€and€2)€ð ðWhether€venue€unilaterally€determinedÏby€the€State€of€Tennessee€violates€the€due€process€of€law€guaranteed€by€the€UnitedÍStates€Constitution.ðð€€We€believe€The€Putnam€county€juvenile€Court€lackedÏjurisdiction€to€terminate€the€Appellantsðð€parental€rights.ÌÌà àBefore€addressing€the€jurisdictional€issue,€however,€we€note€two€importantÏconsiderations.€€First,€a€determination€of€Ms.€Fordððs€first€issue€would€be€difficultÏgiven€the€lack€of€substantive€evidence.€To€explain,€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÏsection€36„1„113(d)(4)€provides€where€a€petition€for€the€termination€of€parentalÏrights€may€be€filed.€€Petitioners€here€proceeded€under€subsection€(A).€€ThisÏsubsection€provides:€ð ðThe€petition,€if€filed€separately€from€the€adoption€petition,Ïmay€be€filed:€(A)€In€the€court€of€the€county€where€the€child€currently€resides€inÏthe€physical€custody€of€the€petitioner(s)€.€.€.€.ðð€òò€Tenn.€Code€Ann.óó€ðð€36„1„113(d)(4)(A)€(Supp.€1997).€€The€evidence€in€this€case€is€vague€with€regard€toÏwhere€these€children€were€currently€residing.€€Teresa€Fetterolf,€the€eldestÏdaughter,€testified€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àQ.à àMiss€Fetterolf,€youððre€currently€residing€with€this€lady€and€herÏhusband,€your€foster€parents,€in€Livingston?× ƒ2 ××  ×Ìà8 àA.à àYesÌÓ€ÓÌÓ€ÓThere€is€evidence€from€the€affidavit€of€Ms.€Farris,€the€social€counselor,€that€theÏchildren€resided€in€Putnam€County€when€the€Department€filed€the€petition.€€TheÏaffidavit€stated:€ð ðOn€March€8,€1996,€all€of€the€children€who€are€the€subject€of€thisÏpetition€resided€in€Putnam€County.ðð€€Ms.€Farris€also€testified€as€follows:€ð ðThis€isÏthe€only€foster€care€theyððve€gotten.€€They€got€this€home€when€theyððd€been€moved.€Ï[The€foster€mother]€stays€at€home€and€works€with€the€children.€.€.€.€€Now€theyÏare€in€an€old€farmhouse€in€Overton€County€that€has€been€remodeled.ðð€€There€wasÍtestimony€from€Margaret€Wharton× ƒ3 ××  ×€that€she€had€seen€the€children€in€Cookeville× ƒ4 ××  ×Ïand€Livingston.€€We€believe€the€legislatureððs€prescription€of€the€ð ðcurrentlyÏresideðð€standard€for€the€filing€of€the€petition€intended€to€require€the€filing€of€theÏpetition€where€the€children€and€the€foster€parents€intended€to€reside.€€It€appearsÏin€this€case€that€county€was€Overton€County.€€There€is€evidence€the€children€andÏthe€foster€parents€lived€there€before€and€after€the€filing€of€the€petition.€ÏMoreover,€there€is€no€evidence€explaining€why€the€children€and€foster€parentsÏmoved€to€Putnam€County€for€a€short€time.€€In€any€event,€there€is€insufficientÏevidence€to€prove€the€children€resided€in€Putnam€County€except€temporarily.€€InÏfact,€the€greater€weight€of€the€evidence€is€that€their€residence€was€in€OvertonÏCounty.ÌÌà àThe€second,€more€important€consideration€in€this€case€is€that€of€AppellantsððÏdue€process€rights.€€Tennesseeððs€courts€have€found€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àà àThese€cases€deal€with€delicate,€far€reaching€issues€that€are€bestÏdecided€quickly€and€finally.€€Regrettably,€the€present€statutoryÏscheme€for€dealing€with€these€issues€invites€delay,€and€every€day€thatÏpasses€makes€a€final€decision€more€difficult€and€more€painful€to€allÏinvolved.Ìà8 àà à"There€is€no€shortage€of€victims€in€this€case.€.€.€.€But€Ms.ÏMcCloud€and€the€Nash„Putnams€are€victims€as€well.€€Like€the€child,Ïthey€have€been€victimized€by€.€.€.€statutes€creating€hazy€jurisdictionalÏboundaries€that€permit€judge€shopping€and€delay,€and€discordantÏjudicial€attitudes€concerning€the€best€interests€and€rights€of€all€theÏparties.ÌÓ€ÓÌÓ€Óòòò òNash„Putnam€v.€McCloudó óóó,€921€S.W.2d€170,€173€(Tenn€1996)€(quoting€òòò òIn€reÏMcCloudó óóó,€No.€01„A„01„9212„CV00504,€1993€WL€194041,€at€*5€(Tenn.€App.Í1993)€(Koch,€J.)).€€ð ðTennessee€courts€have€historically€held€that,€ðð[a]€parent€isÏentitled€to€the€custody,€companionship,€and€care€of€the€child,€and€should€not€beÏdeprived€thereof€except€by€due€process€of€law.ðð€€òòò òIn€re€Adoption€of€FemaleÏChildó óóó,€896€S.W.2d€546,€547€(Tenn.€1995)€(quoting€òòò òState€ex€rel.€Bethell€v.ÏKilvingtonó óóó,€100€Tenn.€227,€236€45€S.W.€433,€435€(1898))€(quoted€in€òòò òNash„Putnamó óóó,€921€S.W.2d€at€174).€€ð ðParents€.€.€.€have€a€fundamental€liberty€interestÏin€the€care€and€custody€of€their€children€under€both€the€United€States€andÏTennessee€Constitutionsðð€€òòò òNale€v.€Robertsonó óóó,€871€S.W.2d€674,€678€(Tenn.Ï1994)€(citingòòò ò€Stanley€v.€Illinoisó óóó,€405€U.S.€645,€92€S.€Ct€1208,€31€L.€€Ed.€2dÏ551€(1972)€and€ò òòòHawk€v.€Hawkóóó ó,€855€S.W.2d€573€(Tenn.€1993))€(quoted€inÏòòò òNash„Putnamó óóó,€921€S.W.2d€at€174).€€ð ððð[A]€parent€cannot€be€deprived€of€theÏcustody€of€a€child€unless€there€has€been€a€finding,€after€notice€required€by€dueÏprocess,€of€substantial€harm€to€the€child.€€Only€then€may€a€court€engage€in€aÏgeneral€ððbest€interest€of€the€childðð€evaluation€in€making€a€determination€ofÏcustody.ðððð€€òòò òPetrosky€v.€Keeneó óóó,€898€S.W.2d€726,€728€(Tenn.€1995)€(quoting€òòò òInÏre€Adoption€of€Female€Childó óóó,€896€S.W.2d€at€547„48)€(quoted€in€òòò òNash„Putnamó óóó,€921€S.W.2d€at€175).€€We€hold€a€strong€preference€for€venue€in€theÏð ðhome€countyðð€for€proceedings€to€terminate€parental€rights.ÌÌà àFinally,€we€come€to€the€jurisdiction€question.€€It€is€the€opinion€of€this€courtÏthat€the€Putnam€County€Juvenile€Court€lacked€jurisdiction€because€the€jurisdictionÏof€the€Overton€County€Juvenile€Court€had€attached€for€the€purposes€of€dealingÏwith€these€children.ÌÓÓà8 àThe€jurisdiction€of€the€court€entertaining€delinquency€or€dependencyÏproceedings€is€continuing,€to€the€exclusion€of€any€other€court€ofÏconcurrent€jurisdiction,€and€except€as€jurisdiction€may€beÏrelinquished€in€accordance€with€statute,€once€a€juvenile€court€hasÏentertained€jurisdiction€over€a€child€that€court€must€take€affirmativeÏaction€to€dispose€of€the€case€in€one€of€the€ways€provided€by€statuteÍbefore€jurisdiction€can€terminate.ÌÓ€ÓÌÓ€Óòòò òState€of€Tenn.€Depððt€of€Human€Servs.€v.€Gouvitsaó óóó,€735€S.W.2d€452,455„56€(Tenn.€App.€1987)€(quoting€43€C.J.S.€òòInfantsóó€ðð€53€(1978)).€€There€are€noÏstatutes€specifically€providing€for€the€termination€of€jurisdiction€in€the€juvenileÏcourt.€€The€statutes€define€a€child€as€a€person€under€eighteen€years€of€age.€€òòò òSeeÏó óóóòòTenn.€Code€Annóó.€ðð€37„1„102€(b)(4)(A)€(1996).€€Case€law€provides€that€theÏjuvenile€courtððs€jurisdiction€shall€continue€until€the€child€reaches€the€age€ofÏmajority.€€òòò òSee€Kidd€v.€Stateó óóó,€207€Tenn.€244,€252,€338€S.W.2d€621,€625€(Tenn.Ï1960).€€We€are€of€the€opinion€that€the€best€forum€in€most€circumstances€is€theÏforum€which€determined€the€children€were€dependant€and€neglected€and€granted€Ïtemporary€custody€to€the€Department.€€Although€there€may€be€exceptions,€thatÏwould€be€the€most€reliable€forum.× ƒ5 ××  ×€€From€all€of€this€we€find€and€conclude€thatÏthe€proper€venue€in€this€case€was€the€Overton€County€Juvenile€Court.€€TheÏOverton€courtððs€order€of€temporary€custody€to€the€Department€is€still€a€validÏorder€pending€further€proceedings€in€that€court€and€subject€to€the€DepartmentÏfiling€an€action€there.€€In€addition,€the€order€of€the€Putnam€County€JuvenileÏCourt€is€void€for€lack€of€jurisdiction.€€òòò òSee€Gouvitsaó óóó,€735€S.W.2d€at€457.ÌÌà àTherefore,€it€follows€that€the€decision€of€the€trial€court€is€reversed€andÏremanded.€€On€remand,€the€court€shall€enter€an€order€dismissing€theÏDepartmentððs€petition€for€lack€of€jurisdiction.€€Costs€on€appeal€are€taxed€againstÏthe€petitioner/appellee,€the€State€of€Tennessee€Department€of€Human€Services.ÌÌÓÓÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à_____________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àWALTER€W.€BUSSART,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌœÌCONCUR:›ÌœÌÌ›Ì_______________________________ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÌœÌÌ›Ì_______________________________ÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGE