The Court of Appeals upholds a trial court decision that termination of a couple’s parental rights is upheld in light of evidence these parents failed to correct the conditions that led to removal of their child. From 1997 to 2006, ...

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Although father claims his family members were not considered for placement of his child, born while he was incarcerated, the Court of Appeals upholds the trial court’s termination of parental rights of father. The department investigated father’s relatives as potential ...

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The Court of Appeals affirms terminating mother’s rights to her son; mother’s arguments are procedurally defaulted and the record shows mother failed to substantially remedy the causes of foster care after she received appropriate services. Son was placed in foster ...

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The Court of Appeals summarily affirms the trial court order awarding father sole custody of the parties’ eight-year-old child; mother expressly included visitation in her circuit appeal and her other appellate arguments are procedurally defaulted. The parties have one child, ...

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The Court of Appeals summarily affirms the trial court’s awarding custody of minor child to father after he moved to another county; the trial court’s untimely denial of mother’s motion to reconsider bars her appeal. Parents divorced in September 2011.  ...

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The Court of Appeals summarily affirms the trial court denying wife’s motion to require husband to contribute to their child’s extracurricular activities after he gave notice withdrawing his agreement. Husband and wife separated after six years of marriage and one ...

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In response to a complaint in 2007 when child was three years old, the local department of social services (DSS) intervened; the Court of Appeals upholds termination of her parental rights. Mother tested positive twice for marijuana and agreed to ...

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A mother waived her objection to a final order terminating her parental rights and the Court of Appeals will not consider her appellate claims, including a claim that the evidence showed that no services were offered to her. Appellant has ...

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A mother’s written statement of facts was untimely filed and the Court of Appeals says a transcript or statement of facts is essential to consider mother’s appellate claims that she had remedied conditions leading to removal of her daughter and ...

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An employer challenging an award of workers’ comp benefits has waived its issues on appeal by failing to comply with procedural rules, including proper binding of the brief and appendix, including assignments of error and a statement of facts; the ...

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