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- Title: In Re Welfare of the Children of T.R.
- Author : Supreme Court of Montana
- Release Date : January 30, 2008
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 68 KB
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This case involves the termination of the parental rights of a non-custodial father, T.M., to his daughter, J.M. On September 17, 2005, J.M., then nine years old, called 911 to report that her mother, T.R., was fighting with her then-boyfriend, B.H. Due to the filthy conditions of T.R.?s house, the responding police officers removed J.M., and T.R.?s other two children, from the home. The district court adjudicated all three of the children to be in need of protection and services under Minn. Stat. § 260C.007, subd. 6 (2006). The court ordered a case plan that required both T.R. and T.M. to complete psychological evaluations, abstain from use of alcohol or mood-altering chemicals, provide urinary analyses (UAs) before visitation with the children, and complete chemical dependency and parenting assessments. In a subsequent trial, the court found that T.M. failed to comply with his case plan. As a result, the court terminated T.M.?s parental rights to J.M., concluding that: (1) he was palpably unfit to parent; (2) appellant Anoka County Social Services (County) made reasonable efforts at reunification; and (3) termination was in the best interests of J.M. A divided court of appeals affirmed. We reverse.