State ex rel. K.V.’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “(4) Abandonment of the child by placing him in the physical custody of a nonparent, or the department, or by otherwise leaving1 him under circumstances demonstrating an intention to permanently avoid parental responsibility • by any of the following: [[Image here]] (b) As of the time the petition is filed, the parent has failed to provide significant contributions to the child’s care and support for any period of six consecutive months. (c) As of the time the petition is filed, the parent has failed to maintain significant contact with the child by visiting him or communicating with him for any period of six consecutive months. (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. Additionally, La.Ch.Code art. 1036 lists”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 178 So. 3d 280 - State ex rel. A.R. · 221 So. 3d 996 - State ex rel. T.M.B.

2. ““We review a trial court’s determination as to whether parental rights should be terminated according to the manifest error standard of review,” State in Interest of M.A.N., 12-946, p. 3 (La.App. 3 Cir. 12/28/12), 106 So.3d 288, 290-91 . . Louisiana Children’s Code. Article 1015 sets forth eight grounds for termination of parental rights. Although the State need only establish one ground for termination, the trial court must also find that the termination is in the best interest of the child in order to meet the statutory requirement of La.Ch.Code art. 1035(A), which requires that grounds for termination be proven by clear and convincing evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 178 So. 3d 280 - State ex rel. A.R.

3. “Finally, given the twins’ age, the fact that they have spent the majority of their lives with their foster parents, and the parents’ lack of interest in and/or their ability to comply with their case plan, we find that it is in the twins’ best interest to have their biological parents’ rights terminated so that they can be adopted by their foster parents who have for more than two years of their young lives provided them with a “safe, stable, and permanent home.” La.Ch. Code art. 1015.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 221 So. 3d 996 - State ex rel. T.M.B.