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IN RE ZAE’ALEI R. ET AL.

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Sep 30, 2025

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: John D. Parker, Clarksville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Tiffany G.

Attorneys 2: Taylor V. Hutson, Clarksville, Tennessee, for the appellant, David R.

Attorneys 3: Lynn Newcomb, Ashland City, Tennessee, for the appellees, Sondra D. and Bridget D.

Judge(s): SMITH

This is a termination of parental rights appeal. The trial court found that two statutory grounds existed to terminate mother’s parental rights to the two minor children: abandonment by failure to visit or support and persistence of conditions. The trial court found that three statutory grounds existed to terminate father’s parental rights to the minor children: abandonment by failure to visit or support, persistence of conditions, and abandonment due to father’s confinement of ten or more years. The trial court then concluded that termination was in the children’s best interests. We reverse the trial court’s findings on the grounds of abandonment by failure to visit or support. We affirm the remainder of the trial court’s judgment.

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