Minnesota Appellate Opinions

Published opinions of the Minnesota Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, collated from public records. 384 opinions matched; showing 351–384.

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No. 48895 Minn. 1978-08-04 Denied Welfare of R. L. K.
… rt, Juvenile Division (respondent), to refrain from proceeding in an action for termination of parental rights of G. T. K. and R. L. K. during such time as news reporters are present in the courtroom. We deny the petition. In December, 1977 …
48895 Minn. 1978-08-04 Denied Matter of Welfare of Rlk
… rt, Juvenile Division (respondent), to refrain from proceeding in an action for termination of parental rights of G. T. K. and R. L. K. during such time as news reporters are present in the courtroom. We deny the petition. In December, 1977 …
48170 Minn. 1978-07-07 Granted Matter of Welfare of Sharp
… ct, conclusions of law, and order for judgment denying the motion to vacate the termination of parental rights. This court granted appellant's petition for discretionary review pursuant to Rule 105, Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure. We af …
No. 48170 Minn. 1978-07-07 Granted Sharp v. Lutheran Social Service
… ct, conclusions of law, and order for judgment denying the motion to vacate the termination of parental rights. This court granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review pursuant to Rule 105, Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure. We af …
48049 Minn. 1978-06-23 Granted Griffin v. Van Griffin
… of Wilson v. Barnet, 275 Minn. 32 , 144 N.W.2d 700 (1966) (upholding a complete termination of parental rights under Minn.St. 260.221[b][3] on similar facts). In contrast, the mother’s testimony — acknowledging her doubts about the wisdom o …
47466 Minn. 1978-06-02 Denied Matter of Welfare of Rosenbloom
… he due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires that the grounds for termination of parental rights must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. She urges also that findings of the juvenile court do not have evidentiary support and …
No. 47466 Minn. 1978-06-02 Denied Ramsey County Welfare Department v. Young
… he due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires that the grounds for termination of parental rights must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. She urges also that findings of the juvenile court do not have evidentiary support and …
47439 Minn. 1978-01-06 Remanded Matter of the Welfare of Kidd
… ng her parental rights pursuant to Minnesota statute. The statutory grounds for termination of parental rights are Minn.St. 260.221, which provides in part: “The juvenile court may, upon petition, terminate all rights of parents to a child …
Nos. 46524, 46743 Minn. 1977-02-18 Granted Larson v. Stoner
… ndent L. George Stoner. Appellant Lutheran Social Services filed a petition for termination of parental rights. Appellants separately appealed from an order of the district court terminating the rights of Ms. Larson and transferring the gua …
46524, 46743 Minn. 1977-02-18 Granted In Re Welfare of Larson
… ndent L. George Stoner. Appellant Lutheran Social Services filed a petition for termination of parental rights. Appellants separately appealed from an order of the district court terminating the rights of Ms. Larson and transferring the gua …
No. 45716 Minn. 1976-11-12 Granted St. Louis County Welfare Department v. Stangle
… s not learned in the law. Minn. St 487.39. Minn. St. 260.221(b)(5) provides for termination of parental rights if the following is found to exist: “That following upon a determination of neglect or dependency, reasonable efforts, under the …
46253 Minn. 1976-07-30 Affirmed In Re Welfare of Scott
… ny regarding conversations with a deceased person? 1. The governing statute for termination of parental rights is Minn. St. 260.221, which states in pertinent part that the juvenile court may, upon petition, terminate all rights of parents …
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 …
42404 Minn. 1970-07-03 Denied Hennepin County Welfare Department v. Staat
… st than possible in the children. “2. Such facts prove the following grounds of termination of parental rights under Statute 260.221. “Mother for good cause consent [s] in writing. “Abandonment by father. * $ * * * “Basic care continuously …
42027 Minn. 1970-05-22 Affirmed In Re Martinson
… Welfare Department representative setting out facts alleged to prove grounds of termination of parental rights under § 260.221. The court on May 6, 1969, made findings which were amended on August 6, 1969, and provided as follows: "The foll …
No. 42027 Minn. 1970-05-22 Affirmed Hennepin County Welfare Department v. Martinson
… Welfare Department representative setting out facts alleged to prove grounds of termination of parental rights under § 260.221. The court on May 6, 1969, made findings which were amended on August 6, 1969, and provided as follows: “The foll …
41895 Minn. 1969-12-05 Stayed In Re Viray
… iod of 6 months. On August 2, 1968, the welfare department filed a petition for termination of parental rights pursuant to Minn.St. 260.221(b) (1, 4, 5). The petition alleged unfitness of the mother because of the habitual use of narcotic d …
No. 41895 Minn. 1969-12-05 Stayed Viray v. Hennepin County Welfare Department
… iod of 6 months. On August 2, 1968, the welfare department filed a petition for termination of parental rights pursuant to Minn. St. 260.221(b) (1, 4, 5). The petition alleged unfitness of the mother because of the habitual use of narcotic …
41274, 41363 Minn. 1969-08-01 Granted STATE BY ST. LOUIS COUNTY WELFARE DEPT. v. Niemi
… ll be made to re *230 habilitate the parents. The drastic sanction of permanent termination of parental rights may not be made without a finding, as required by § 260.221, “[t]hat following upon a determination of neglect or dependency, rea …
No. 41433 Minn. 1969-06-27 Affirmed Williams v. Welfare Department
… Per Curiam. In custody proceedings the district court ordered termination of parental rights, and this appeal has been taken from that determination. Because of the language of Minn. St. 260.241, we are treating the order as equivalent to a …
41001 Minn. 1968-06-28 Granted Zerby v. Brown
… conditions. It found only that “there have been adequate grounds shown for the termination of parental rights of Mr. Brown” and thereupon granted Zerby’s adoption petition. While we express no doubt that the evidence would support one or m …
40466 Minn. 1967-12-22 Granted Eggert v. Van De Weghe
… , or abandonment of the character condemned by the statute and required for the termination of parental rights. Reversed. 1 Only a copy of the decree is made part of the record. Neither the transcript of the testimony nor the findings upon …
39566, 39614 Minn. 1965-03-19 Vacated In Re Brennan
… y Minn.St. c. 259, which relates to adoption, and § 260.221, which provides for termination of parental rights of dependent and neglected children and thus lays the groundwork for adoption under c. 259. They argue that adoption proceedings …
Nos. 39,566, 39,614 Minn. 1965-03-19 Vacated Sadden v. Lutheran Welfare Service
… Minn. St. c. 259, which relates to adoption, and § 260.221, which provides for termination of parental rights of dependent and neglected children and thus lays the groundwork for adoption under c. 259. They argue that adoption proceedings …
39,213, 39,328, 39,371 Minn. 1964-12-18 Denied In Re Welfare of Zink
… s of the court below to the effect that the best interests of the child require termination of parental rights. The trial court found: “Thomas McDonald desires to raise the child, whom he has never seen, having an obsession for a son of his …
No. 38,947 Minn. 1964-04-17 Granted Turkel v. Ramsey County Welfare Board
… ffect thereof, repealed by L. 1959, c. 685. See, Minn. St. 260.221 (grounds for termination of parental rights), 260.231 (procedure for termination of rights), and 260.235 (disposition where rights are not terminated), effective July 1,1959 …
38,947 Minn. 1964-04-17 Granted In Re Welfare of Barron
… t thereof, repealed by L. 1959, c. 685. [2] See, Minn. St. 260.221 (grounds for termination of parental rights), 260.231 (procedure for termination of rights), and 260.235 (disposition where rights are not terminated), effective July 1, 195 …
No. 38,911 Minn. 1964-03-20 Granted Parks v. Torgerson
… ding, even though no prior action seeking modification of the divorce decree or termination of parental rights 11 had been instituted. Where the custody in one parent is based upon a stipulation of the parents, the language of which is appr …
38,911 Minn. 1964-03-20 Granted In Re Petition of Parks
… ding, even though no prior action seeking modification of the divorce decree or termination of parental rights [11] had been instituted. 2. Where the custody in one parent is based upon a stipulation of the parents, the language of which is …
38,670 Minn. 1963-02-08 Granted In Re Welfare of Zink
… of the child acknowledged her execution of the document giving her consent to a termination of parental rights and expressed her wish that the Children’s Home Society be appointed guardian of the child, and also that under no circumstances …
38,925 Minn. 1962-11-30 Denied In Re Welfare of Shady
… obation, parole, or other field supervision.” Section 260.231, dealing with the termination of parental rights, provides: “Subd. 2. The termination of parental rights under the provisions of section 260.221, shall be made only after a heari …
38,640 Minn. 1962-04-06 Granted In Re Petition of Parks
… transfer of legal custody’ under the proposed law. The former is equivalent to ‘termination of parental rights’ in the proposed .law. Both ‘final commitment’ and ‘termination of parental rights’ have the effect of placing the child in an ad …
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 …