Minnesota Appellate Opinions

Published opinions of the Minnesota Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, collated from public records. 28 opinions matched.

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A24-1673 Minn. 2025-09-17 Reversed and remanded In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: B.D.D. and D.A.A., Parents
… e 56.03, subdivision 5(b), a person who entered an admission to a petition for termination of parental rights may file a motion to withdraw their admission at any time upon a showing that withdrawal is necessary to correct a manifest inj …
a231809 Minn. Ct. App. 2024-04-22 Reversed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: J. M. B. (Mth) and I. C. R. (Alleged Fth) a…
… n by respondents, before turning to J.M.B.’s effort to enforce the agreement. Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption The child was born in December 2020, and placed with respondents two days after birth as part of an emergen …
a231199 Minn. Ct. App. 2024-02-26 Reversed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: K. O. and D. W., Commissioner of Human Serv…
… FACTS Following a CHIPS adjudication and a termination of parental rights, the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services took legal custody of, and guardianship over, S.W.-O. S.W.-O. h …
a231175 Minn. Ct. App. 2024-02-26 Reversed and remanded In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: A. S., D. S., C. P., J. H., Parents
… considered before ordering a permanency disposition other than a termination of parental rights. J.C.L., 958 N.W.2d at 657. Thus, although the legislature has emphasized that the best interests of children who experience the …
a231149 Minn. Ct. App. 2024-01-29 Reversed and remanded In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: M. A. C., Parent
A220098 Minn. 2023-11-01 Reversed and remanded Jacqueline Blakey, Jerry Blakey v. Javonda Jones, Gina Alexander, ...
A16-1644 Minn. Ct. App. 2017-02-06 Reversed and remanded In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: J. M. K. and J. Z. J., Parents.
… court’s findings to determine whether they address the statutory criteria for termination of parental rights and are not clearly erroneous.” In re Children of T.R., 750 N.W.2d 656, 660 (Minn. 2008). We give “[c]onsiderable deference” to …
A14-946 Minn. Ct. App. 2014-10-06 Reversed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: S. W. N. and J. L. P., Parents.
… 4, stating their desire to adopt the children, the grandparents petitioned for termination of parental rights (TPR) on the grounds of abandonment, refusal or neglect to comply with parental duties, palpable unfitness, and egregious harm. …
A12-2179 Minn. 2014-09-17 Reversed In Re the GUARDIANSHIP OF Jeffers J. TSCHUMY, Ward
No. A12-0631 Minn. Ct. App. 2012-10-15 Reversed In re the Welfare of the Children of K.S.F.
… licensure for a transfer of legal custody (TLC). The social worker supported a termination of parental rights (TPR) rather than a TLC because she did not see A.B. making enough progress toward obtaining her li-censure. The children’s guard …
A05-1615, A05-1631 Minn. 2006-10-19 Reversed and remanded In Re the Welfare of the Child of T.T.B.
… rial hearing for June 10, 2004, and a trial date of July 22, *303 2004, for the termination of parental rights and permanent placement. On April 30, 2004, the Yankton Sioux Tribe moved to intervene and participate in the proceedings, indica …
A04-1345 Minn. 2005-08-04 Reversed In Re the Children of T.A.A.
… al worker, who provided services in the final months preceding the petition for termination of parental rights, testified at the hearing on the petition for termination of T.A.A.’s parental rights that T.A.A. at times would show no concern …
A03-760 Minn. Ct. App. 2003-12-30 Reversed and remanded In Re the Termination of the Parental Rights of Tanghe
C8-01-52 Minn. Ct. App. 2002-02-12 Reversed and remanded In Re the Welfare of the Child of L.F.
… e default judgment. Issue Were L.F.’s due process rights violated at a pretrial termination of parental rights hearing where the notice for the hearing did not contain language requiring the parents to be present? ANALYSIS I. For the first …
C8-01-147 Minn. Ct. App. 2001-10-09 Reversed and remanded In Re Child of E.V.
… sider long-term foster care without termination. When the court determines that termination of parental rights is not appropriate, the court’s ability to place the child in long-term foster care is governed by section 260C.201. Minn. Stat. …
C8-99-1345 Minn. Ct. App. 2000-02-24 Reversed In Re the Welfare of G.L.H.
… he possible consequences. Minn. R.Crim. P. 5.02, subd. 1(4). The consequence of termination of parental rights is that all of the parent’s rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations, including any rights to custody, con …
C0-96-62 Minn. 1996-10-31 Reversed In Re the Adoption of C.H.
… lmes did not initially seek to adopt the children themselves, but, prior to the termination of parental rights, they expressed to Ms. Karp the qualities they desired in an adoptive family, including a willingness to maintain contact between …
C4-95-1740 Minn. 1996-10-03 Reversed In Re the Welfare of L.A.F.
… mber 1993, Foley requested that the Stearns County Attorney file a petition for termination of parental rights stating that Foley had consented to the termination of her parental rights and was seeking termination of Daily’s rights due to h …
C5-95-1228 Minn. Ct. App. 1996-01-23 Reversed and remanded In Re the Welfare of M.P.
… appeal singularly on the contention that a child’s best interests can preclude termination of parental rights and that the trial court’s findings of fact do not adequately address her best interests. M.P.’s reasoning begins with the overal …
C2-94-1676 Minn. 1995-08-04 Reversed In Re the Welfare of A.D.
… n re Welfare of H.G.B., 306 N.W.2d 821, 825 (Minn.1981). In determining whether termination of parental rights is appropriate, the best interest of the child is the paramount consideration. In re Welfare of J.J.B., 390 N.W.2d 274, 279 (Minn …
No. C1-89-259 Minn. Ct. App. 1989-06-27 Reversed In re Estate of Braa
… ent, the court held that no rights of inheritance remained with the child after termination of parental rights under the act. Unlike the Georgia statute, the Anderson decision does not address what effect termination of parental rights has …
C8-84-1647, C4-84-2178 Minn. 1986-07-11 Reversed In Re the Welfare of J.J.B.
… d on the ground that the county had not proved any of the statutory grounds for termination of parental rights. Custody, however, was continued in the county. On October 29, 1982, the county court approved a third plan. This plan continued …
C2-84-1224 Minn. Ct. App. 1985-02-19 Reversed and remanded Matter of Welfare of White
… ing the requirements of the 1982 plan. 4. Finally, the juvenile court based the termination of parental rights on incidents *81 which occurred in previous neglect and dependency proceedings, but the court had terminated its jurisdiction in …
C6-84-707 Minn. Ct. App. 1984-10-30 Reversed Matter of Welfare of ELH
… innesota Supreme Court has adopted stringent standards for reviewing orders for termination of parental rights. In Re Welfare of J.W.M., 290 N.W.2d 770 (Minn.1980). The burden of proof is on the petitioner and there is a presumption that a …
49560, 49573, and 49586 Minn. 1980-01-25 Reversed Matter of Welfare of Solomon
… act. It is noteworthy that no witness suggested that Callier’s conduct required termination of parental rights in her son, Kirk, even though logically it would seem that this conduct would affect both Kirk and Shannon equally. Likewise, the …
43440 Minn. 1973-03-23 Reversed and remanded McDonald v. Copperud
… d by a juvenile court,” § 259.24, subd. 1(c). The conditions for non-consensual termination of parental rights by the juvenile court are stated in § 260.221(b), which in relevant part requires a sustainable finding: “(1) That the parents ha …
37,804 Minn. 1959-11-20 Reversed In Re Determining Settlement for Poor-Relief Purposes of Sonnenberg
… recognition thereof, courts have held that an emancipation may be limited to a termination of parental rights and control without relieving the parent from his legal obligation of furnishing the child with necessary support if needed and i …
No. 37,804 Minn. 1959-11-20 Reversed County of Becker v. County of Hennepin
… recognition thereof, courts have held that an emancipation may be limited to a termination of parental rights and control without relieving the parent from his legal obligation of furnishing the child with necessary support if needed and i …