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IN RE HEAVENLY M.

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Feb 14, 2025

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Jeffrey A. Vires, Crossville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Katelynn L. M.

Attorneys 2: Patricia Hubbard, Crossville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Kimberly S. and Douglas S.

Judge(s): CLEMENT

In this parental termination case, the mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to her child, Heavenly M. The trial court found that four grounds for termination had been proven and that termination of her parental rights was in the child’s best interests. The mother appealed. We affirm the trial court’s finding that four grounds were properly pled and proven: the grounds of abandonment for failure to support, abandonment for failure to visit, persistence of conditions, and failure to manifest an ability and willingness to assume legal and physical custody of the child. We also affirm the finding that termination of the mother’s parental rights is in the child’s best interest. Accordingly, we affirm the termination of the mother’s parental rights.

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