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IN RE JOSCLYN M., ET AL.

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 16, 2024

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: J. Brad Hannah, Smithville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Deborah M.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General & Reporter, and Mara L. Cunningham, Assistant Attorney General, for the appellee, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services.

Judge(s): MCCLARTY

This action involves the termination of a mother’s parental rights to her minor children. Following a bench trial, the court found that clear and convincing evidence existed to establish the following statutory grounds of termination: (1) abandonment for failure to provide a suitable home; (2) substantial noncompliance with the permanency plans; (3) persistence of conditions which led to removal; and (4) failure to manifest an ability and willingness to assume custody of the children. The court also found that termination was in the best interest of the children. We affirm the trial court’s termination decision.

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