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IN RE NICHOLAS G., ET AL.

Posted by: Barry Kolar on Jul 31, 2014

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1:

Harold R. Gunn, Humboldt, Tennessee, for the appellant, Kimberly H.

Attorneys 2:

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

Judge(s): STAFFORD

This is a termination of parental rights case. Appellant/Mother appeals the trial court’s termination of her parental rights on grounds of: (1) abandonment pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated Sections 36-1-113(g)(1) as defined by Tennessee Code Annotated Sections 36-1-102(1)(A)(i) and (ii); and (2) substantial non-compliance with the permanency plans pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated Section 36-1-113(g)(2). We conclude that the grounds for termination of Mother’s parental rights are met by clear and convincing evidence in the record, and that clear and convincing evidence also exists that termination of Mother's parental rights is in the children's best interests. Affirmed and remanded.

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