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Cases
COLORADO: Shirk v. Forsmark
01.20.2012 | Child Protection
The Court of Appeals of Colorado, Division Three, upheld the Adams County District Court’s decision to deny Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment, finding that defendants, employees of the county department of social services, were not... read »
GEORGIA: Kunz v. Bailey
01.20.2012 | Adoption / Rights of Biological Relatives
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the court of appeals judgment which reversed the trial court’s denial of appellee-parents’ motion to dismiss appellant-grandparents’ petition for visitation with their grandchild, concluding that... read »
NEBRASKA: In re Elizabeth S.
01.20.2012 | Termination of Parental Rights
In a de novo review, the Supreme Court of Nebraska affirmed the juvenile court’s judgment terminating appellant-mother’s parental rights, but found that the juvenile court erred when it did not order the Department of Health and Human Services... read »
ARKANSAS: Smith v. Smith
01.20.2012 | Adoption
In a de novo review, the Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division Two, affirmed the Cleveland County Circuit Court’s decision to set aside an interlocutory adoption decree, holding that the lower court had jurisdiction over the matter and properly... read »
OHIO: In re the Adoption of: R.M.P.
01.20.2012 | Adoption
In a de novo review, the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eleventh Appellate District, Trumbull County, affirmed the probate court’s judgment dismissing appellant-great grandmother’s petition to adopt her two great grandchildren. Appellant was granted... read »
MINNESOTA: In re Welfare of Child of R.S.
11.11.2011 | Adoption
In a de novo review, the Supreme Court of Minnesota reversed the decision of the Minnesota Court of Appeals granting the motion of appellee-tribe to transfer preadoptive placement proceeding of an Indian child to the tribal court, holding that ICWA... read »
ILLINOIS: People v. Crockett (In re Dar. C.)
11.11.2011 | Termination of Parental Rights
In a de novo review, the Supreme Court of Illinois reversed and remanded the appellate court’s judgment and vacated the trial court’s order terminating respondent-father’s parental rights, holding that the state and the Illinois Department of... read »
OKLAHOMA: In re Adoption of Baby Boy K.B.
11.11.2011 | Adoption / Rights of Unmarried Fathers
The Supreme Court of Oklahoma affirmed the trial court’s order denying the adoption of K.B. by appellants, the prospective adoptive parents chosen by K.B.’s biological mother, holding that the biological father had properly exercised his... read »
MASSACHUSETTS: Adoption of Jacqui
11.11.2011 | Adoption / Procedure
The Appeals Court of Massachusetts reversed the trial court’s denial of appellant-father’s motion for a new trial and vacated the trial court’s decree dispensing with appellant-father’s consent to the adoption of his child, holding that... read »
OHIO: In re: C.B.
11.11.2011 | Termination of Parental Rights
On remand from the Ohio Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County reversed the trial court’s order denying the agency’s motion for permanent custody and granting legal custody of appellant-child to... read »
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