Termination of Parental Rights
82.10.h Grounds for Termination-Abandonment 7B-1111(a)(7)
In
Re A.N.B., COA03-501, SCT428P04, Janet K. Ledbetter for appellee-father
New Brief for SCT. Private TPR where the COA reversed because the child custody
order prohibited father from any type of contact with child thus preventing
father from willfully abandoning child.
COA
Opinion
In
Re K.L.J., COA04-314, Robert Newman for appellant-father
An incarcerated dad who wrote letters during incarceration did not "willfully"
abandon his child.
COA
Opinion
In
Re K.R.S., COA04-1381, Richard Jester for appellant-mother
The mother did not "willfully" abandon when, during the relevant six-month
period before the filing of the petition, she was under court order not to see
the child.
COA
Opinion
In
Re B.C.T., COA06-458, Sofie Hosford for appellant-father
Satisfying nearly every DSS requirement, such as completion of treatment and
classes and obtaining stable housing and employment demonstrated that father
did make reasonable progress and did not abandon his child.
COA
Opinion
In
Re A.H., COA 06-1709, Annick Lenoir Peek for appellant-mother
A denial of visits by DSS precludes a finding of willfulness required by statute.
COA
Opinion
In
Re A.A.R., COA 07-280, Lisa Lefler for appellant-father
Private TPR. The mother's testimony that she moved around to accommodate her
new husband's career in the military and that she made the unilateral decision
to cease transporting the child for visitation as required by the custody order
prevented a finding of willful abandonment.
COA
Opinion
In
Re H.R.S., R.F.S., COA09-1115, Anna Lucas for appellant-mother
The trial court erred in finding that the mother abandoned the juveniles because
it failed to consider evidence that she was paying child support and that visitation
had been stopped by court order.
COA
Docket
In
Re A.O.S., COA09-126, Mary McCullers Reece for appellant-father
The trial court erred where it found the father abandoned the juvenile despite
the existence of a no contact order.
COA
Opinion