State ex rel. M.B.’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “[[Image here]] (5) Unless sooner permitted by the court, at least one year has elapsed since a child was removed from the parent’s custody pursuant to a court order; there has been no substantial parental compliance with a case plan for services which has been previously filed by the department and approved by the court as necessary for the safe return of the child; and despite earlier intervention, there is no reasonable expectation of significant improvement in the parent’s condition or conduct in the near future, considering the child’s age and his need for a safe, stable, and permanent home.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 222 So. 3d 179 - State ex rel. C. F. · 130 So. 3d 360 - State ex rel. E.I.R.

2. “Title X of the Louisiana Children’s Code governs the involuntary termination of parental rights. State ex rel. A.T., 06-0501 (La.7/6/06), 936 So.2d 79, 82 . In a termination of parental rights proceeding, the law provides that a parent’s rights shall be terminated if the state proves at least one of the statutory grounds for termination of parental rights, as set forth in La. Ch.C. art. 1015, by clear and convincing evidence. State ex rel. D.D.M., 07-1017 (La.App. 5 Cir. 3/25/08) , 983 So.2d 141, 145 . The department need only establish one of the enumerated grounds for termination set forth in La. Ch.C. art. 1015. State in Interest of J.R., 11-351 (La.App. 5 Cir. 12/13/11) , 84 So.3d 623, 628 . In addition, the trial judge must find that termination of the parent’s rights is in the best interest of the child. State ex rel. D.D.M., 07-1017 (La.App. 5 Cir. 3/25/08) , 983 So.2d at 145 . While parents have a fundamental liberty interest in maintaining a meaningful relationship with their children, the child has a profound interest, usually at odds with those of the parents, in terminating parental rights that inhibit secure, stable relationships found in a home with proper parental care. In balancing these two interests, the courts of this state have consistently found that the child’s interest is paramount. State ex rel. C.J.K., 00-2375 (La.11/28/00), 774 So.2d 107 ; State in Interest of J.R., 11-351 (La.App. 5 Cir. 12/13/11) , 84 So.3d at 628 . It is well-settled that an appel”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 130 So. 3d 360 - State ex rel. E.I.R.

3. “A. At any time in a child in need of care proceeding when a child is in the custody of the department, the department may file a motion for a judicial determination that efforts to reunify the parent and child are not required. B. The department shall have the burden of demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence that reunification efforts are not required, considering the health and safety of the child and the child's need for permanency. C. Efforts to reunify the parent and child are not required if a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that: (1) The parent has subjected the child to egregious conduct or conditions, including but not limited to any of the grounds for certification for adoption pursuant to Article 1015. (2) The parent has committed murder or manslaughter of another child of the parent or any other child or has aided or abetted, attempted, conspired, or solicited to commit such a murder or manslaughter. (3) The parent has committed a felony that results in serious bodily injury to the child or another child of the parent or any other child. (4) The parental rights of the parent to a sibling have been terminated involuntarily. D. If the court determines that reunification efforts are not required, it shall document that determination by written findings of fact. A permanency hearing, which considers in-state and out-of-state permanent placement options for the child, may be conducted immediately and shall be conducted within thirty days after the”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 241 So. 3d 316 - In re State