Termination of Parental Rights

82.12.d Order-Inadequate Findings of Fact/Conclusions of Law

In Re C.N. and J.N., COA07-49, Christy Wilhelm for appellant-mother
The trial court abdicated its duty as the fact-finder when it adopted findings from prior court orders.
COA Opinion

In Re S.B., COA07-197, Rebekah Davis for appellant-mother
The trial court erred in relying on a prior TPR order that had been reversed by the COA to establish the grounds of dependency.
COA Opinion

In Re R.A.H., COA04-965, Rebekah Davis for appellant-mother
Though the court made numerous findings of fact, they are more of an accounting of the evidence presented at the hearing rather than ultimate facts which are essential to support the court's conclusions of law.
COA Opinion

In Re D.R.B., COA06-1540, Winifred H. Dillon for appellant-father
Finding and concluding "grounds exist to terminate respondent's parental rights" fails to sufficiently state the legal basis for the court's conclusion.
COA Opinion

In Re D.I.M., COA08-493, Annick Lenoir-Peek for appellant-mother
The trial court erred when it failed to make findings regarding the mother's ability to financially support her child.
COA Opinion

In Re A.C.V., COA09-1199, Mercedes Chut for appellant-father
The trial court erred when its findings of fact on certain issues were contrary to all evidence presented on those issues.
COA Docket

In Re J.P.A., et al., COA08-816, Annick Lenoir-Peek for appellant-mother
The trial court erred when it failed to properly consider evidence that the mother had corrected the conditions which led to the initial removal of the children from the home.
COA Opinion

In Re C.S., et al., COA09-423, Joyce Terres for appellant-mother
The trial court erred when it failed to properly consider evidence of changed circumstances since its initial adjudication of neglect more than two years earlier.
COA Opinion

In Re M.P.A., COA09-856, Mercedes Chut for appellant-mother
The trial court erred when its findings of fact merely incorporated various documents in the underlying court file and did not show that the trial court made its own findings in the TPR hearing.
COA Docket

In Re A.M.M., COA09-1321, Windy Rose for appellant-mother
The trial court erred when its findings of fact recited the DSS report and the GAL report verbatim and did not show that the trial court made its own findings in the TPR hearing.