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IN RE TRADEN R., ET AL.

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 11, 2024

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: B. Nathan Hunt, Clarksville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Amber L. R.

Attorneys 2: Lloydette L. and Todd L., Petitioners/Appellees, did not file a brief.

Judge(s): CLEMENT

In this parental termination case, the mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to two children. The trial court found that grounds for termination had been proven and that termination of her parental rights was in the children’s best interests. She appealed, raising several issues. We find that one ground for termination, abandonment for failure to support, was properly pled and proven by clear and convincing evidence; however, we reverse the ruling that the ground of abandonment by failure to visit had been proven. We also vacate the other grounds purportedly found by the trial court because they were not properly pled. We affirm the trial court’s determination that termination of the mother’s parental rights is in the children’s best interests. Accordingly, we affirm the termination of the mother’s parental rights.

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