Explore 25 court opinions on Child Neglect. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Matter of D.A. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, D.A., challenged the trial court's order terminati...
Appellate Court Affirms Neglect Finding for Child Due to Mother's Unresolved Drug Issues
This case involves N.K., a child, who was found to be a neglected child by the trial court. The mother appealed this decision, arguing that the trial court's finding was not supported by sufficient ev...
Appellate Court Affirms Neglect Finding for Minor T.J. Due to Mother's Substance Abuse and Unstable Environment
This case involves T.J., a minor, who was found to be neglected by her mother, C.C., due to an injurious environment. The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) became involved, and T.J. wa...
Appeals Court Affirms Termination of Mother's Parental Rights Due to Neglect and Substance Abuse
This case involves the termination of parental rights for a mother, N.M.W., and a father, A.N.D., concerning their two minor children. The trial court found that grounds existed to terminate the paren...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Interest of F.H. and D.K.A., Children v. Department of Family and Protective Services, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case involve...
Texas Appeals Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Interest of K.D.C., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the termination of parental rights ...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Interest of A.C. and L.C. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the termination of parental rights f...
Ohio Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Due to Neglect and Drug Abuse
In re L.R., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a juvenile court erred in terminating a mother's parent...
Texas Appeals Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Interest of I.H., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, I.H., a child, challenged the trial c...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Juvenile Confession Admissibility
In re Y.G., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a juvenile's confession was voluntary and admissible...
Juvenile's confession admissible despite alleged intellectual disability
In re T.C., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 28, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a juvenile's confession, obtained after he was read his Miranda...
Ohio Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Due to Neglect and Drug Abuse
In re J.U., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a juvenile court erred in terminating a mother's pare...
Colorado Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights for Neglect
This case involves a dispute over the termination of parental rights for a child named D.R. The mother, C.R., appealed the court's decision to terminate her parental rights, arguing that the court did...
Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Due to Neglect
In re Ju.B., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved the termination of parental rights for Ju.B. The court affirmed the t...
Ohio Appeals Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights for Neglect and Drug Abuse
In re T.L., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a juvenile court erred in terminating a mother's pa...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re Da.C., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the termination of parental rights for a mother based on allegations of negle...
Ohio Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights for Persistent Neglect
In re D.B., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a father's parental rights could be terminated based on a find...
Ohio Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re B.M.H., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the termination of parental rights for B.M.H. The mother, B.M.H., appealed t...
Mother's Parental Rights Termination Upheld
In re Ki.K., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the termination of parental rights for Ki.K. The mother argued that the court...
Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Due to Neglect and Drug Abuse
In re K.P., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a juvenile court erred in terminating a mother's par...
Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
S.V. v. The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Child: A.H., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Cour...
Child endangerment conviction affirmed; evidence sufficient
People v. Rosen, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Rosen, was convicted of felony child endangerment after leaving his youn...
Parental rights termination affirmed due to child dependency and failed reunification efforts
In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: B.D.D. and D.A.A., Parents, decided by Minnesota Supreme Court on September 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the terminat...
Child endangerment conviction affirmed for leaving infant in locked car
People v. Skaggs, decided by California Court of Appeal on August 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of felony child endangerment after leaving his infant son u...
Parental rights terminated due to willful non-compliance with court orders
In the Interest of M. R. S., a Child, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on May 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Court of Appeals reviewed a juvenile court's termination of pare...