Explore 19 court opinions on Parental Unfitness. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Warrantless Vehicle Search Lacked Probable Cause, Evidence Suppressed
In re P.A., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision to grant a motion to suppress evid...
Appellate Court Upholds Modification of Juvenile No-Contact Order
In re A.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-contact" order issued by a juvenile court was...
Appellate Court Reverses Termination of Parental Rights Due to Insufficient Findings
In re D.B., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 25, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute involved whether a juvenile court's order terminating a parent's parental rights was...
Paternal grandparents granted permanent custody of child
In re A.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 28, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision to grant permanent custody of a chi...
Ohio Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Due to Unsafe Home
In re G.V.W., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a father's parental rights could be terminated ba...
Colorado Court of Appeals Upholds Termination of Parental Rights
M.G.W. v. The People of the State of Colorado. In the Interest of M.G.W. K.W. and K.S., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in...
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...
Ohio Court: Unreasonable "no-knock" entry violates knock-and-announce rule
In re P.M., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly executed when off...
Colorado Court of Appeals Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
M.M.B. v. The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Children: D.H.B. and T.A.B., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Co...
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...
Colorado Court of Appeals Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
A.R.M. v. The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Child: A.L.G., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns th...
SJC Affirms Care and Protection Order for Child
Care and Protection of Faraj, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on August 8, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a lower court's ...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Parental Rights
A.B. v. The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Children: W.W. and R.B., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on August 4, 2025, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The Colorado Supreme...
Colorado Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Under Child Protection Act
A.H. v. The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Child: D.G., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on August 4, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The case concerns the inter...
Colorado Court of Appeals Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
D.M. v. The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Child: Z.H., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on August 4, 2025, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The Colorado Court of Appeals re...
Colorado Court of Appeals Upholds Termination of Parental Rights
J.W. v. The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Children: W.W. and C.W., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on August 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case conce...
Colorado Supreme Court Clarifies "Best Interests" in Parental Termination
J.S. and R.H. v. The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Children X.H. and R.C.H., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on June 2, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. This case co...
Colorado Court of Appeals Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
C.H. v. The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Children: Iza.H. and Izr.H., and Concerning K.A., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on May 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win o...
Appellate Court Upholds Termination of Parental Rights
In re H.M., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 24, 2025, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating parental rights. The court found t...