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IN RE: ALEXIS C.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Jun 25, 2014

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1:

Gerald T. Eidson, Rogersville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Jessica C.

Attorneys 2:

Dallas L. Blair, III, Greeneville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Jesse W.

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

Judge(s): SWINEY

Jessica C. (“Mother”) and Jesse W. (“Father”) appeal the termination of their parental rights to the minor child Alexis C. (“the Child”). We find and hold that clear and convincing evidence was shown that grounds existed to terminate Mother’s and Father’s parental rights to the Child for abandonment by wanton disregard pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1- 113(g)(1) and Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-102(1)(A)(iv), and for severe abuse pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-113(g)(4) and Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-102, and that clear and convincing evidence was shown that the termination was in the Child’s best interest. We, therefore, affirm the judgment of the Juvenile Court for Greene County (“the Juvenile Court”) terminating Mother’s and Father’s parental rights to the Child.

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