Minnesota Appellate Opinions

Published opinions of the Minnesota Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, collated from public records. 384 opinions matched; showing 201–250.

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C5-02-1508 Minn. Ct. App. 2003-03-04 Denied In Re PT
… t reasonable efforts be made to rehabilitate and reunify the parents prior to a termination of parental rights. Minn.Stat. § 260C.001, subd. 3 (2002). Appellants argue that the statutory presumption of palpable unfitness in section 260C.301 …
No. C5-02-1508 Minn. Ct. App. 2003-03-04 Denied In re P.T.
… t reasonable efforts be made to rehabilitate and reunify the parents prior to a termination of parental rights. Minn.Stat. § 260C.001, subd. 3 (2002). Appellants argue that the statutory presumption of palpable unfitness in section 260C.301 …
C6-02-1307 Minn. Ct. App. 2003-02-18 Denied In Re the Welfare of the Children of S.C.
… r to that previously afforded by Minn. R. Civ. P. 60.02, in cases involving the termination of parental rights. Id. at 4 . The court emphasized the importance of not delaying “final resolution of these cases” and avoiding an interpretation …
C3-02-972 Minn. Ct. App. 2003-02-04 Granted In Re the Welfare of D.L.R.D.
… hts is in the best interests of D.L.R.D.? ANALYSIS An appellate court reviews a termination of parental rights to determine “whether the district court’s findings address the statutory criteria and whether those findings are supported by su …
C2-02-378 Minn. 2003-01-09 Dismissed In Re the Welfare of J.R.
… th the notice of appeal within the appeal period. Appellant argues that because termination of parental rights cases are such important cases, a technical violation of the rules of court procedure should not prevent the appeal from proceedi …
C6-00-1691 Minn. 2002-05-23 Denied State v. Gianakos
… offense, * * * an action or proceeding for nonsupport, neglect, dependency, or termination of parental rights. Minn.Stat. § 595.02, subd. 1(a). . This balancing approach was articulated by the U.S. Supreme Court in Trammel, where it consid …
C8-01-52 Minn. 2002-04-18 Granted In Re the Welfare of the Child of L.F.
… the summons notifying L.F. of a September 19, 2000, hearing on the petition for termination of parental rights did not comply with Minn. R. Juv. P. 54.01 because it failed to provide notice to L.F. that her parental rights could be terminat …
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. …
No. C5-00-2217 Minn. Ct. App. 2001-09-11 Granted In re A.K.
… district court had to decide A.K.’s status. But the statute also provides: If a termination of parental rights petition is filed before the date required for the permanency planning determination and there is a trial under section 260C.163 …
C5-00-2217 Minn. Ct. App. 2001-09-11 Granted In Re AK
… district court had to decide A.K.'s status. But the statute also provides: If a termination of parental rights petition is filed before the date required for the permanency planning determination and there is a trial under section 260C.163 …
CX-99-2142 Minn. 2001-08-23 Denied In Re the Welfare of the Children of Coats
… § 260.221, subds. 1(b)(2), l(b)(4)-(5), and l(b)(7)-(8) (1998), 1 DCFS filed a termination of parental rights petition on August 23,1999, alleging that termination of the parental rights of Coats, Robinson, and the unknown father of Z.J. w …
C4-00-2208 Minn. Ct. App. 2001-07-13 Denied In Re the Welfare of T.D.
… hone number of her social worker. In February 2000, RCCHSD filed a petition for termination of parental rights *808 (TPR). The district court ordered appellant to be served by publication. The publication notice stated the date, time, locat …
No. C6-00-1500 Minn. Ct. App. 2001-05-22 Granted J.W. ex rel. D.W. v. C.M.
C6-00-1500 Minn. Ct. App. 2001-05-22 Granted Jw v. Cm
C5-00-2203 Minn. Ct. App. 2001-03-27 Denied In Re the Welfare of J.B.
… argued against termination of appellant’s parental rights. The guardian opposed termination of parental rights in favor of long-term foster care. Appellant provided affidavits from the guardian and counsel for J.B., Jr. stating that they ar …
C4-99-1214 Minn. 2001-02-22 Stayed In Re the Welfare of P.R.L.
… he court’s April 1998 Stayed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order for Termination of Parental Rights (Stayed Order). The court found that respondent continued to have contact with Richardson throughout 1997, and possibly more rece …
C8-99-1345 Minn. 2000-07-20 Dismissed In Re the Welfare of G.L.H.
… ief Justice. Respondent dismissed her court-appointed counsel on the day of her termination of parental rights (TPR) trial, and argues that her decision to do so did not constitute a voluntary and intelligent waiver of her statutory right t …
C4-99-1214 Minn. Ct. App. 2000-04-25 Stayed In Re the Welfare of P.R.L.
… rial court issued its Stayed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order for Termination of Parental Rights. Apparently relying primarily on the effect on her child of appellant’s abusive and unhealthy relationship with Richardson, the c …
C0-99-1551 Minn. Ct. App. 2000-03-21 Denied Vangsness v. Vangsness
… ning "golden thread” analysis when reviewing custody disposition of child after termination of parental rights); In re Welfare of M.P., 542 N.W.2d 71, 75 (Minn.App.1996) (mentioning "golden thread” analysis on appeal of termination of paren …
C5-99-1304 Minn. Ct. App. 2000-03-14 Denied LaChapelle v. Mitten
… to live” and adopting best interests doctrine “as a paramount consideration” in termination of parental rights cases)), and State ex rel. Flint v. Flint, 63 Minn. 187, 189 , 65 N.W. 272, 272 (1895) (stating that, in a custody dispute, in sp …
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 …
C1-98-2245 Minn. Ct. App. 1999-06-22 Denied In Re Welfare of MH
… SSUES I. Did the district court err in denying Blue Earth County's petition for termination of parental rights? II. Under Minn.Stat. § 260.191, subd. 3b, and under these unique facts, is M.H. able to remain in foster care? III. Is Minn.Stat …
CX-98-2129, C7-98-2167 Minn. Ct. App. 1999-06-08 Dismissed In Re the Welfare of A.V.
… ave been the impetus for a second CHIPS petition filed in August 1996 and for a termination of parental rights petition filed in September 1996. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied the termination petition. The children rem …
C2-98-164 Minn. Ct. App. 1998-08-18 Denied In Re the Welfare of M.J.L.
… children in this case is based on two statutes. First, under a provision of the termination of parental rights chapter, appellants rely on language that states that “an interested party” may petition the court to remove a child’s court-appo …
C7-97-1526 Minn. Ct. App. 1998-07-16 Modified Petition of Santoro
… f R.A.N., 435 N.W.2d 71, 72-73 (Minn.App.1989) (holding that father’s voluntary termination of parental rights and child’s subsequent adoption by unrelated party cut off paternal grandparents’ visitation rights). Instead, the relatives of t …
C7-97-2031 Minn. Ct. App. 1998-05-26 Denied In Re the Welfare of A.L.F.
… effect. ISSUES I. Does Minn.Stat. § 260.221, subd. 1(6), provide a grounds for termination of parental rights when there is no parent-child relationship between the person whose parental rights are sought to be terminated and the child who …
C7-98-323 Minn. Ct. App. 1998-03-24 Denied State Ex Rel. Morrow v. LaFleur
… parents to incriminate themselves in a child protection case in order to avoid termination of parental rights, it could require the parents to undergo treatment for which acceptance of guilt was a precondition of successful completion. In …
C6-96-2365 Minn. 1998-01-28 Affirmed Matter of Welfare of JM
… gued that the evidence before the juvenile court supported a determination that termination of parental rights and subsequent adoption served the best interests of each Michaud child. The guardian ad litem concurred with Hennepin County’s m …
C7-97-991, C8-97-1017 Minn. Ct. App. 1997-11-24 Denied Hassing v. Lancaster
… are. See In re Chosa, 290 N.W.2d 766, 769 (Minn.1980) (evidence of unfitness in termination of parental rights must address conditions at the time of the hearing). Statutory language on the child’s present environment, like the other modifi …
C2-96-2380 Minn. Ct. App. 1997-08-12 Affirmed In Re the Welfare of D.J.N.
… ugust 1995, the Department of Children and Family Services filed a petition for termination of parental rights. During 14 days of trial activity in the summer of 1996, 16 witnesses appeared, and over 80 exhibits were introduced. The trial c …
C8-96-455 Minn. 1997-02-06 Dismissed Matter of Welfare of DDG
… G.’s birthday; (2) that Hobbs would be allowed to send cards and letters to the termination of parental rights file, which would be available to D.D.G. upon request on his eighteenth birthday, or earlier if D.D.G.’s therapist determined tha …
C2-96-1682 Minn. Ct. App. 1997-02-04 Denied Matter of Welfare of AY-J.
… ry assistance. While appellant’s incarceration alone is not enough to warrant a termination of parental rights, the court may also consider that fact with the other evidence offered in support of the petition for termination. See In re the …
C8-96-1282 Minn. Ct. App. 1996-12-24 Remanded In Re the Welfare of A.J.C.
… her the evidence nor the findings show that the petitioning agency can, through termination of parental rights, achieve benefits for the children that are sufficient to offset the resulting harm to the children. Based on a painstaking revie …
C8-96-455 Minn. Ct. App. 1996-11-20 Dismissed In Re the Welfare of D.D.G.
… .D.G. Respondent Dakota County Social Services filed a petition for involuntary termination of parental rights of Hobbs and D.D.G.’s mother. Hobbs appeared at the termination trial, but D.D.G.’s mother did not. The parental rights of D.D.G. …
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 …
CX-96-1025 Minn. Ct. App. 1996-10-08 Stayed In Re the Welfare of D.T.J.
… rict court provide an adequate statement of its reasons for concluding that the termination of parental rights would be in the best interests of the children? ANALYSIS The mother argues that the district court erred in determining that the …
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 …
C5-95-2735 Minn. Ct. App. 1996-07-09 Denied In Re the Welfare of A.R.G.-B.
… e dispositions are: (1) permanent legal and physical custody to a relative; (2) termination of parental rights and adoption; and (3) long-term foster care under specified circumstances for a child who has reached age 12 or for the sibling o …
C4-95-1740 Minn. Ct. App. 1996-06-19 Denied In Re the Welfare of L.A.F.
… to initiate termination proceedings. On November 15, 1993, Foley petitioned for termination of parental rights for both herself and Daily in Steams County. The December 3 hearing was continued after Daily appeared alone, objected to the pet …
C0-95-763 Minn. 1996-05-23 Affirmed In Re the Welfare of S.Z.
… our court. The specific section of the Juvenile Court Act (the Act) permitting termination of parental rights on the basis of palpable unfitness, Minnesota Statute section 260.221, subd. 1(b)(4) (1994), does not mention reasonable efforts, …
C5-95-449 Minn. 1996-05-16 Dismissed Matter of Paternity of JAV
… broad a reading of the statute's intended effect. The adoption, parentage, and termination of parental rights statutes, although separate chapters in our Minnesota Statutes, are intertwined in a framework governing a most important social …
No. C5-95-449 Minn. 1996-05-16 Dismissed Hisgun v. Velasco
… broad a reading of the statute’s intended effect. The adoption, parentage, and termination of parental rights statutes, although separate chapters in our Minnesota Statutes, are intertwined in a framework governing a most important social …
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 …
C5-95-449 Minn. Ct. App. 1995-11-15 Dismissed Paternity of J.A v. v. Velasco
… 3). The juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction in proceedings concerning the termination of parental rights to a child under Minn.Stat. §§ 260.221 to 260.245. Minn.Stat. § 260.111, subd. 2(a) (1992) This procedure was not followed. No pe …
C0-95-763 Minn. Ct. App. 1995-10-27 Stayed Matter of Welfare of Sz
… , “the best interest[s] of the child standard [is a] paramount consideration in termination of parental rights proceedings.” In re J.J.B., 390 N.W.2d 274, 279 (Minn.1986); see In re M.D.O., 462 N.W.2d 370, 375 (Minn.1990). To terminate pare …
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 …
CX-94-1781 Minn. Ct. App. 1995-02-07 Denied In Re the Welfare of S.R.A.
… ry 14, 1993, the juvenile court conducted hearings on the May 1991 petition for termination of parental rights. Appellant appeared, represented by counsel; he admitted that he was diagnosed as chemically dependent and that this condition in …
C3-94-715 Minn. Ct. App. 1994-10-04 Denied In Re the Welfare of J.D.L.
… County “worked with [father] extensively prior to instituting the Petition for Termination of Parental Rights.” The county: (1) provided foster care; (2) supervised and provided supplies for father’s visits with J.D.L.; (3) provided both p …
C1-93-1772 Minn. Ct. App. 1994-03-15 Affirmed American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, Council No. 14 v. County of R…
… rporation, Legal Services for Juveniles, Inc. (“LSJI”), to represent parents in termination of parental rights proceedings. LSJI receives cases from the juvenile court and assigns them to individual attorneys within the corporation. Once LS …