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IN RE AALIYAH R.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Jun 18, 2014

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1:

Mark J. Downton, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Sharon C.

Attorneys 2:

Robert E. Cooper, Jr. Attorney General and Reporter, Jordan Scott, Assistant Attorney General, and Christine S. Carlton, for the appellee, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services.

Judge(s): CLEMENT

Mother appeals the termination of her parental rights. The trial court found four grounds for termination of Mother’s parental rights: substantial noncompliance with the requirements of the permanency plan, failure to support financially, failure to provide a suitable home, and persistence of conditions; the court also determined that termination was in the best interest of the child. Mother appeals arguing the evidence is insufficient to establish any of the grounds and that termination was in the child’s best interest. We have determined that the evidence clearly and convincingly supported two of the grounds, that of substantial noncompliance with the requirements of the permanency plan and persistence of conditions. We have also determined that termination was in the child’s best interest. Therefore, we affirm the termination of Mother’s parental rights.

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