Termination of Parental Rights

82.01.e Subject Matter Jurisdiction-Other 7B-1101

In Re S.D.W. and H.E.W., COA07-650, David Perez for appellant-father
The trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction when the termination proceeding was not commenced pursuant to either of the two methods authorized in Article 11 of Chapter 7B but was commenced by a counterclaim filed in response to a complaint for child visitation in a civil action.
COA Opinion

In Re D.S.A., COA09-349, Rick Croutharmel for appellant-mother
The trial court erred when it entered a guardianship order and waived future hearings as to the mother when the father's appeal of his TPR was pending.
COA Opinion

In Re N.F., COA09-734, Ryan McKaig for appellant-mother
The trial court erred by hearing a TPR petition filed while an appeal was pending in the underlying A/N/D adjudication in violation of 7B-1003(c).
COA Opinion

In Re M.T.T., COA09-1148, David Perez for appellant-father
The trial court erred when it revived an order which had been vacated by the COA after the SC reversed the COA in an unrelated case with a similar issue.
COA Docket