Court of Appeals Affirms Trial Court’s Order Declining To Authorize DHHS’s Petition For Child Protective Proceedings
The Court of Appeals affirmed the Trial Court’s order on the basis that the Trial Court could not take jurisdiction because the minor child is protected under a no-contact order with Respondent and the minor child is living in a fit home environment with the non-respondent mother, who has been protecting the minor child and meeting her needs.
Mom Notified Two Hours Before Hearing: Child Removal Order Vacated
The trial court’s order removing the minor child from the respondent’s care must be vacated because the respondent was denied her fundamental right to procedural due process.
Court of Appeals Holds That Parents Accused of Child Neglect for Failure to Seek Medical Treatment May Assert Statutory Religious Defense
The day after the baby was born, the midwife told the parents it was suffering from jaundice. The parents didn’t take the baby to the doctor, electing to pray for the baby’s good health instead.