Termination of Parental Rights

82.16 Constitutional Issues

In Re P.P. and M.P., COA07-18, Michael Reece for appellant-mother
Mother had appealed permanency planning hearing and the COA vacated and remanded. No remand hearing was held and DSS instead filed TPR petitions. There was a 5 month delay between the filing of the petitions and the hearing. This was prejudicial to respondent-mother since she had already been denied the right to the remand and review hearings and violated her constitutional rights.
COA Opinion

In Re A.R.H.B. and C.C.H.L., COA 07-690, Richard Jester for appellant-mother
The trial court violated the Federal Adoption and Safe Families Act because DSS provided no meaningful services to aid in the reunification of the family.
COA Opinion