Minnesota Appellate Opinions

Published opinions of the Minnesota Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, collated from public records. 80 opinions matched; showing 51–80.

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A16-1353 Minn. Ct. App. 2017-02-13 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: A. S. and L. S., Jr., Parents.
… ildren as CHIPS. On April 13, 2016, the county filed a petition seeking termination of parental rights. The petition alleged termination is warranted because the parents failed to satisfy the duties of the parent-child relationshi …
A16-1280 Minn. Ct. App. 2017-02-13 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: L. R. and J. B., Parents.
… 2 N.W.2d 88, 97 (Minn. App. 2008). “Due-process guarantees preclude the termination of parental rights based on a statutory ground that was not included in a petition to terminate parental rights.” Id. at 98. The termination petit …
A16-1430 Minn. Ct. App. 2017-02-06 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: C. A. P., Parent.
… her children and keep them even minimally safe. We affirmed this termination of parental rights (TPR) on November 9, 2015. In re Welfare of Child of C.A.P., No. A15-0940, 2015 WL 6830202, at *1 (Minn. App. Nov. 9, 2015). …
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 …
A16-1254 Minn. Ct. App. 2017-01-17 Affirmed A16-1270 In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: M. M. and L. S., Parents.
… ith his social worker. Thereafter, the county filed a petition seeking termination of parental rights. In terminating L.S. and M.M.’s parental rights, the district court determined that clear and convincing evidence supported tha …
A16-1256 Minn. Ct. App. 2017-01-17 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: L. M. P., Parent.
… ligations, an inadequate relative search is not a basis to deny a petition for termination of parental rights. The district court denied L.M.P.’s posttrial motion for a new trial, and this appeal follows. …
A15-2075 Minn. Ct. App. 2017-01-17 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Matthew Vaughn Diamond
… g to address a constitutional issue raised for the first time on appeal from a termination of parental rights). But even if Diamond’s district court argument could be read expansively so as to encompass this argument, we still fin …
A16-1227 Minn. Ct. App. 2017-01-10 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: J. B. and R. D. S., Parents
… s that (a) the district court should not have bifurcated the trial on a single termination of parental rights (TPR) petition; (b) the record does not demonstrate that termination of his parental rights is in the child’s best interests; an …
A16-1014 Minn. Ct. App. 2017-01-09 Affirmed A16-1012 A16-1014 In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: R. P., B. G., C. M. F.…
… terminated under Minn. Stat. § 260C.301, subd. 1(b)(2). That provision allows termination of parental rights upon a finding that [1] the parent has substantially, continuously, or repeatedly refused or …
A16-1170 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-12-27 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: v. R. E., Parent.
… h programs including therapy. On December 10, 2015, the county filed a termination of parental rights (TPR) petition regarding L.R.B. The petition alleged that on December 3, 2015, mother had left her apartment at Perspectives fr …
A16-1174 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-12-27 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: L. L. E. and E. C. F., Parents.
… operly concluded that mother is palpably unfit to parent the child and because termination of parental rights is in the child’s best interests, we affirm. FACTS In May 2015, mother g …
A16-1096 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-12-27 Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: S. M. T. and D. W. T., Parents.
… 3 This court will affirm a district court’s termination of parental rights if “at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and termination is in the best …
A16-1087 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-12-12 Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: M. L. M. and T. E. H., Parents.
… g in play, and ending visits early. In January 2015, OCCS filed a petition for termination of parental rights (TPR 1). After a 3 court trial in April 2015, the district court denied the pet …
A16-1037 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-11-28 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: D. K. P., Parent.
… f L.A.F., 554 N.W.2d 393, 396 (Minn. 1996). This court will affirm a termination of parental rights “if at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and termination is in the best …
A16-767 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-11-21 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: J. L. H. and A. T. S., Parents.
… the child was in her care. Further, when addressing the issue of termination of parental rights, the district court’s primary focus is on “the projected permanency of the parent’s inability to care for his or her child.” In …
A16-858 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-11-14 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: D. C. a/k/a Q. N. F. (W.), Parent.
… arental rights, as the Minnesota Supreme Court has stated that “an involuntary termination of parental rights is proper only 8 when at least one statutory ground for termination is support …
A16-655 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-11-14 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: K. Y., Parent.
… tability, a stable home environment and which meets their special needs favors termination of parental rights” and is in the children’s best interests. The district court also determined that the department had provided an appropriate cas …
A16-938 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-11-14 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: K. L. and D. L., Parents.
… e county provided reasonable efforts toward reunification, and by finding that termination of parental rights is in the children’s best interests. Therefore, we affirm. FACTS K.L. and D. …
A16-1016 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-11-14 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: C.F., Parent.
… ial of her motion under Minn. R. Juv. Prot. P. 46.02 to withdraw her voluntary termination of parental rights because her agreement was not intelligent or voluntary. On appeal of a denial of a motion to withdraw a voluntary termination, …
A16-532 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-10-24 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: L.T.P. and L.V.J., Parents.
… Because mother and father did not follow their case plans, the county filed a termination of parental rights petition. Father requested bifurcated proceedings, but the district court denied this request and tried the petitions together. …
A16-526 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-10-17 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: C. K. W. and G. B. W., Parents.
… , in October 2014, C.K.W. gave birth to another child, A.W. Based on the prior termination of parental rights, Rice County Social Services immediately filed a petition for termination of C.K.W.’s parental rights, and A.W. was removed from …
A16-692 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-10-17 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: J.M.B., Parent.
A16-545 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-08-29 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: N. U. M., Parent.
… of S.E.P., 744 N.W.2d 381, 385 (Minn. 2008). We will affirm a district court’s termination of parental rights if “at least one statutory ground for termination is 9 supported by clear and c …
A16-362 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-08-29 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: P. L. G., Parent.
… istrict court’s findings. A diagnosis of mental illness alone does not “permit termination of parental rights.” In re Welfare of Kidd, 261 N.W.2d 833, 835 (Minn. 1978). But a termination can be affirmed when a parent’s mental illness is …
A16-270 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-08-22 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: S. S., Parent.
… scribed above. In December 2015, the district court held a trial on the termination of parental rights (TPR) petition. Following the trial, the district court concluded that all four of the alleged statutory grounds for terminatio …
A16-528 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-08-08 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: J. B. and S. N.-J., Parents.
… nesses.” In re Welfare of L.A.F., 554 N.W.2d 393, 396 (Minn. 1996). B. Termination of Parental Rights District courts may order involuntary termination of parental rights on the basis of one or more of the nine criteria li …
A16-196 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-08-01 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: K. B., Parent.
… S.E.P., 744 N.W.2d 381, 385 (Minn. 2008). The reviewing court will affirm the termination of parental rights if “at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and termination is in the child …
A15-1959 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-07-05 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: W. J. C., III, and G. A. C., Parents.
… tted the allegations of the CHIPS petition. At the same hearing, CCCSS filed a termination of parental rights petition pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 260C.301, subds. (1)(b)(2), (4), (5), and (8) (2014). The district court found that “[i]t is …
A16-309 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-06-27 Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: M. A. K. and A. L. P., Sr., Parents.
… g various 7 statutes). Thus, “termination of parental rights is always discretionary with the juvenile court.” Id. at 136; compare Minn. Stat. § 645.44, subd. 15 (2014) (stating that “‘[m]a …
A16-62 Minn. Ct. App. 2016-06-20 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: H. M. T., Parent.
… uration of her case plan. On October 1, 2015, the district court held a termination of parental rights trial. H.M.T. did not appear but was represented by counsel at the trial. Due to H.M.T.’s failure to appear, the county request …