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IN RE BENTLEY E.

Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Jan 16, 2026

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Randy N. Chism, Union City, Tennessee, for the appellant, Todd B.R.E.

Attorneys 2: David L. Hamblen, Union City, Tennessee, for the appellees, Brittany N.B., and Colby D.B.

Judge(s): STAFFORD

Mother and Stepfather petitioned to terminate Father’s parental rights. The trial court found two grounds for termination and that termination was in the child’s best interest. This Court reversed the finding of grounds, but the Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed the ground of abandonment by failure to support and remanded the matter to the trial court for entry of additional findings as to the best interest analysis. On remand, the trial court again found that termination of Father’s parental rights was in the child’s best interest. Discerning no reversible error, we affirm.

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