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Appellate Court Reverses Termination of Parental Rights for Insufficient Best Interests Analysis
B. K. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's order terminat...
Child's statement to grandmother admissible under caregiver exception
In the Matter of K. N. S. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 3, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The case concerns the admissibility of a child's out-of-court state...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Interest of K. K. E., Child v. Department of Family and Protective Services, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the term...
Appellate Court Reverses Termination of Parental Rights Due to Lack of Reunification Efforts
B. G. v. Department of Children and Families, Statewide, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's ord...
Appellate Court Upholds Child Removal and Parental Rights Termination
F.M.H. A/K/A M.D.H. A/K/A M.F.H.D. A/K/A M.F.D.-H. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
Z. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the trial court's order terminati...
Appellate Court Upholds Termination of Parental Rights
V. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the trial court's order termi...
Texas Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Despite Claims of Inadequate Services
In the Interest of J.S.J. and J.S., Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the termination of pa...
Father's Social Media Posts Not Harassment Under Domestic Violence Law
J.S. v. A.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether a father's social media posts, which included disparaging...
Texas Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Despite Appeal
In the Interest of C.M.R., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, C.M.R., challenged the trial court...
Texas Appeals Court Reverses Termination of Incapacitated Mother's Parental Rights
In Re Guardianship of Eveyln Ramirez, an Incapacitated Person v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 27, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. This case concerns the State...
Texas Appeals Court Upholds Termination of Incapacitated Mother's Parental Rights
In Re Guardianship of Eveyln Ramirez, an Incapacitated Person v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the ...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In Re Guardianship of Jelitthza Lopez-Reta v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the State of Texas's at...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Matter of J.B.J. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, J.B.J., challenged the trial court's order term...
Colorado Court of Appeals Upholds Termination of Parental Rights
H.M. v. The People of the State of Colorado, Respondent: In the Interest of Minor Children:Jy. G., H.M., Je. G., and I.G., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defenda...
Court Affirms Imputed Income in Child Support Case
R.C. v. R.A.C., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved a father's challenge to a child support order, arguing that the tr...
Parental rights terminated due to ongoing substance abuse and non-compliance
In re A.M., decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision to terminate the parental rights of A...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re Ju.B., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the termination of parental rights for Ju.B. The appellate court affirmed the...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Termination of Parental Rights
In re B.R.H., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a father's parental rights could be terminated ba...
Parental Rights Terminated Due to Neglect and Abandonment
T.G. v. The People of the State of Colorado, . In the Interest of Minor Child: Z.G., and Concerning L.S, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. T...
Colorado Court of Appeals Upholds Termination of Parental Rights
J.R.C. v. The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Child: S.R.C., and Concerning R.A.C., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcom...
Colorado Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
A.B. v. The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Children Zad. C., Zar. C., Zy. C., E.R., and Z.L., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 2, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff...
Colorado Court of Appeals Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
K.V-D. v. The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Child: B.W., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on May 27, 2025, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The Colorado Court of Appeals re...
Father's Rights Terminated Due to Prolonged Absence and Lack of Contact
IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OF H.B. III, decided by Nevada Supreme Court on April 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved the termination of parental rights for H.B. III, with ...