Termination of Parental Rights

82.15 Ceasing Reunification as part of TPR Appeal

In Re C.L.C. and B.M.C., COA07-535, Mercedes Chut for appellant-mother
The evidence showed that the Respondent-mother had made progress toward reunification and could not support a finding that reunification efforts would be futile.
COA Opinion

In Re K.N.M., COA09-706, Windy Rose for appellant-mother
The trial court erred when its findings of fact merely quoted from various documents in the underlying court file and did not show that the trial court made its own findings in the deciding to cease reunification efforts.
COA Opinion