In re C.A.’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. “(1) The court may order a termination of the parent-child legal relationship upon a finding that any of the following circumstances exist: (f) the child is an adjudicated youth in need of care and both of the following exist: (i) an appropriate treatment plan that has been approved by the court has not been complied with by the parents or has not been successful; and (ii) the conduct or condition of the parents rendering them unfit is unlikely to change within a reasonable time.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re the Custody & Parental Rights of A.L.R.

2. “[t]he majority of [Allais'] failures and shortcomings, which are reflected throughout the lower court's order, occurred prior to her incarceration and are unrelated to an inability to visit with her daughter while in jail.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Matter of C.A.

3. “acknowledged that when [C.A.] was in her care, she was not an adequate parent in that she drank around [C.A.], did not pay attention to her, and allowed inappropriate people to be around her.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Matter of C.A.