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Minnesota Appellate Opinions

Published opinions of the Minnesota Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, collated from public records. 384 opinions matched; showing 101–150.

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A15-880 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-12-07 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: R. B. and T. B., Parents.
… re Welfare of Child of R.D.L., 853 N.W.2d 127, 136 (Minn. 2014) (stating that “termination of parental rights is always discretionary with the juvenile court”). So long as the record provides clear and convincing support for termination, …
A15-1021 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-11-30 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: S. J., Parent.
… te for S.P.’s best interests. Relevant Information about S.J. In the termination of parental rights (TPR) order, the district court made findings regarding S.J. that are relevant to this appeal. The case manager filed out-of-hom …
A15-940 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-11-09 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: C. A. P., Parent.
… re Welfare of Child of R.D.L., 853 N.W.2d 127, 136 (Minn. 2014) (stating that “termination of parental rights is always discretionary with the juvenile court”). 1. Egregious Harm Upon petition, the juvenile court m …
A15-716 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-11-09 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: B. A. G. and M. R. G., Parents.
… rent); In re Welfare of H.K., 455 N.W.2d 529, 533 (Minn. App. 1990) (upholding termination of parental rights when parents did not live in a stable housing and failed to take advantage of programming offered to them). Palpable Unfitness …
A15-773 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-10-26 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: H. P., A. L., J. W. H., J. R. and J. S.,…
A15-499 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-10-26 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: A. N. L., a/k/a A. N. N. L., Parent.
… in a shelter that she was living in at the time. A.J.N. is the subject of the termination of parental rights (TPR) underlying this appeal. A.J.N. was placed in foster care on November 21, 2013, and the Hennepin County Human Se …
A15-830 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-10-19 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: N. M. L. and E. R. L., Parents.
… N.M.L. and appellant-father E.R.L. to B.L., age seven, and T.L., age six. The termination of parental rights (TPR) was grounded upon the parents’ chronic drug use, despite the reasonable efforts of Itasca County Health and Human Services …
A15-494 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-10-19 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: D. M. R., Parent.
… DECISION When reviewing a district court’s termination of parental rights, this court review[s] the district court’s findings to determine whether they address the statutory …
A15-806 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-10-13 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: J. C. and T. S., Parents.
… ation grounds. J.R.B., 805 N.W.2d at 906 (holding that this court may affirm a termination of parental rights if at least one statutory basis for termination is present). Affirmed. …
A15-645 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-10-13 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: D. F. and J. B., Parents.
… a statutory basis for termination of parental rights. Father also argues that termination of parental rights is not in B.B.’s best interests. Because clear and convincing evidence supports the district court’s finding that parents faile …
A14-723 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-09-14 Affirmed In re the Matter of: Jill Marie Newstrand v. Jamison Robert Arend
… involved”); In re Welfare of Kidd, 261 N.W.2d 833, 836 (Minn. 1978) (affirming termination of parental rights where mother’s conduct stemming from mental illness was likely to be detrimental to physical and mental health of child); McCabe …
A15-419 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-08-17 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: A. S. R. and M. J. I., Parents.
… utory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and termination of parental rights is in the minor child’s best interests. In re Children of T.R., 750 N.W.2d 656, 661 (Minn. 2008). We review the district court’s …
A15-375 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-08-17 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: C. M., Parent.
… s.4 DECISION “[A]n involuntary termination of parental rights is proper only when at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and the termina …
A15-482 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-08-10 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: T.W., Parent.
… UNPUBLISHED OPINION STONEBURNER, Judge Appellant mother challenges termination of parental rights to four of her children, arguing that the district court erred by finding that: (1) respondent county made reasonable efforts t …
A15-255 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-08-03 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: I. M. W. and R. J. M., Parents.
… ency petition must take place within 60 days of the filing of the petition for termination of parental rights. Minn. R. Juv. Prot. P. 39.02, subd. 1(b). B.M.W. spent 11 months in out-of-home placement with D.M. when he was born, f …
A15-183 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-07-20 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: E. M. U. and W. H. H., Parents.
… ist.” The “best interests of the child” are the “paramount consideration” in a termination of parental rights proceeding. Id., subd. 7. “Whether a parent’s due process rights have been violated in a termination proceeding is a que …
A15-199 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-07-20 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: A. S. and T. S., Parents.
… cavities and needed to undergo 1 T.S., along with A.S., was served with the termination of parental rights petition, but T.S. did not participate in the proceedings that are the subject of this appeal. Although T.S.’s parental rights we …
A15-221 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-07-20 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: D. A. J., Sr. and C. A., Parents.
… s scheduled for October 6, 2014. On October 2, 2014, the agency filed a termination of parental rights (TPR) petition. The petition included a summons, ordering D.A.J. to appear for an October 6, 2014 admit/deny hearing. D.A.J. an …
A15-234 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-07-13 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: S v. Parent.
… hat S.V. did not rebut the presumption. We review a district court’s order for termination of parental rights to determine “whether the district court’s findings address the statutory criteria and whether those findings are supported by s …
A14-1262 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-06-22 Affirmed In re the Matter of: Matthew J. Covington v. Alyssa Eckstrom, and Eileen Eckstrom, Third …
… ged in reasonable efforts that failed to correct conditions that would justify termination of parental rights. These arguments do not seem convincing; they rely in part on a misconstruction of federal or state laws, and they rely in part …
A15-39 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-06-15 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: P. J. M. and A. D. H., Parents.
… neglected and in foster care. The district court also concluded that termination of parental rights is in A.H.’s best interests. The district court reasoned that although father loves A.H., A.H. has never lived with father, A.H …
A14-2106 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-06-08 Affirmed In the Matter of the WELFARE OF the CHILD OF: D.L.D. and M.E.F., Parents
… need for protection or services.” Id., subd. 1(a)(1). “A permanency or termination of parental rights petition must be filed at or prior to the time the child has been . . . in the care of a . . . nonresident parent for 11 months …
A15-52 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-06-08 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: T. S. C. and D. E. D., Parents.
… d not rebut the statutory presumption, applicable due to his prior involuntary termination of parental rights, that he is palpably unfit to parent I.R.D. The district court further determined that termination of D.E.D.’s parental rights i …
A14-1109 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-05-04 Affirmed Grant County Social Services, Natasha Kaiser, OBO A.C.R., Ward of the Commissioner of the…
… g to address a constitutional issue raised for the first time on appeal from a termination of parental rights). As noted earlier, even where a constitutional right is not infringed upon, the court may use its inherent authority to …
A14-1993 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-04-20 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: J. S. and P. M., Parents.
… al for six months to permit her to work on her case plan. Termination of parental rights and adoption, or guardianship to the commissioner of human services through a consent to adopt, are p …
A14-1560 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-04-20 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: A.N.T. and J.W., Parents.
… er gave birth to her third child, K.N.W. (daughter), who is the subject of the termination of parental rights (TPR) petition involved in this appeal. J.W. (father) was adjudicated the father of daughter on April 7, 2014, and he voluntari …
A14-1938 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-04-20 Affirmed In the Matter of the Child of: C. A. L. and R. C. R., Parents.
… made detailed findings of fact based on that evidence. It found that after the termination of parental rights, paternal-grandmother requested adoption assistance from the agency, the agency held a team meeting to consider the circumstanc …
A14-1722 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-04-06 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: C. A. S. and C. L. K., Parents.
… 853 N.W.2d 127, 136 (Minn. 2014). This court will “affirm the district court’s termination of parental rights when at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and termination is in the best …
A14-1650 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-03-30 Affirmed in part In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: N. M. L. and E. R. L., Parents.
… ground supports the termination of the parental rights of each parent and (2) termination of parental rights is in the best interests of the children. Each parent promptly moved to vacate the default order terminating parental rights. …
A14-1750 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-03-16 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: M. H. and S. R., Parents.
… othing in any decided case which permits the juvenile court to grant a default termination of parental rights upon the sort of ‘pretend’ trial that was had here.” “Due process requires reasonable notice, a timely opportunity for a …
A14-1614 Minn. Ct. App. 2015-03-02 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: T. L. v. and B. F., Parents.
… istrict court also 1 B.F., who, along with appellant, was served with the termination of parental rights (TPR) petition, did not participate in the proceedings that are the subject of this appeal. Although B.F.’s parental rights were …
A14-348 Minn. Ct. App. 2014-12-08 Affirmed DuPrece Lashae Slaughter v. Anissa Lachelle Black, Lisa Danielle Willis
… ining to address a constitutional issue raised for first time on appeal from a termination of parental rights). Second, the district court did not terminate Slaughter’s parental rights. The court awarded him parenting time, and sp …
A14-833 Minn. Ct. App. 2014-11-03 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: L. J. H., B. R. J. and R. J. C., Parents.
… l worker testified that R.J.C. has an “extensive criminal history” and a prior termination of parental rights. In addition, a social worker and the guardian ad litem both expressed concerns that, because appellant displayed a failure to p …
A14-642 Minn. Ct. App. 2014-10-27 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: K. E. L. and J. L. W., Parents.
… t’s termination of her parental rights, arguing that (1) a second petition for termination of parental rights, filed after the district court’s denial of an earlier such petition, should have been dismissed based on collateral estoppel p …
A14-960 Minn. Ct. App. 2014-10-27 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: J. B. T., Parent.
… N.W.2d 381, 385 (Minn. 2008). An appellate court affirms the district court’s termination of parental rights “when at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and termination is in the bes …
A14-801 Minn. Ct. App. 2014-10-20 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: G. M. L. and T. M. M., Parents.
… or emotional needs of the child. This court will “affirm the district court’s termination of parental rights when at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and termination is in the best …
A14-740 Minn. Ct. App. 2014-10-14 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: A. J. M. and R. D. S., Parents.
… garding the two statutory grounds for termination, as well as its finding that termination of parental rights is in the children’s best interest. Because the district court’s findings were sufficient to support its exercise of discretion …
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. …
A14-566 Minn. Ct. App. 2014-10-06 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: C. D. B., Parent.
… 6 (Minn. 1996). Accordingly, an appellate court will affirm a district court’s termination of parental rights if “at least one statutory ground alleged in the petition is supported by clear and convincing evidence and termination of pare …
A14-682 Minn. Ct. App. 2014-10-06 Affirmed In Re: the Petition of K. S. O. and M. A. O. to Adopt L. R. O.
A12-2179 Minn. 2014-09-17 Reversed In Re the GUARDIANSHIP OF Jeffers J. TSCHUMY, Ward
A14-430 Minn. Ct. App. 2014-08-25 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: J. A. S. and R. L. S., Parents.
… the parent and child relationship; (2) they committed egregious harm; and (3) termination of parental rights is in the children’s best interests. We affirm. FACTS Appellants J.A.S. (mothe …
A13-2120 Minn. Ct. App. 2014-08-18 Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded In the Matter of the CIVIL COMMITMENT OF Gary George SPICER
… 252 (Minn. App. 1986). The supreme court also has stated, in cases involving a termination of parental rights, that a district court’s findings of fact must “provide insight into which facts or opinions were most persuasive of the ultima …
A14-319 Minn. Ct. App. 2014-08-18 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: K. M. A. and M. R. H., Parents.
A14-336 Minn. Ct. App. 2014-08-18 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: J. J. and C. F., Parents.
… DECISION “[Appellate courts] review the termination of parental rights to determine whether the district court’s findings address the statutory criteria and . . . are supported by substantial eviden …
A14-415 Minn. Ct. App. 2014-08-11 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: M. S. H. and X. L. H., Parents.
… ather to contact the children by phone. Father failed to appear at the termination of parental rights (TPR) trial. The district court terminated father’s parental rights on five statutory grounds, including the father’s abandonme …
A14-158 Minn. Ct. App. 2014-07-14 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: J. S. and M. S., Parents.
… th J.S. during her pregnancy because of her involuntary transfer of custody or termination of parental rights to a previous child. M.S. concealed from WCDHS the fact that he had voluntarily terminated his parental rights to a child in 20 …
A14-64 Minn. Ct. App. 2014-07-07 Affirmed In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: S. A. W. and C. K., Parents.
… on caselaw that states that “mental illness, in and of itself, does not permit termination of parental rights.” See In re Welfare of Children of T.R., 750 N.W.2d 4 656, 661 (Minn. 2008) (quot …
No. A13-2025 Minn. Ct. App. 2014-04-21 Granted In re the Welfare of the Children of B.M.
… ence of palpable unfitness. We reverse and remand. FACTS This case involves the termination of parental rights of a noncustodial father, appellant C.G., to his daughter, S.O., born August 21, 2011. Appellant is an adult with below-average i …
No. A13-0834 Minn. Ct. App. 2013-11-18 Affirmed In re the Welfare of the Children of M.A.H.
… nce of a statutory ground for termination as to that child, but did not mandate termination of parental rights as to his siblings, we affirm. FACTS The following factual summary is based on uncontested recitals and findings in the district …