49 So. 3d 575 - State ex rel. E.F.’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Santosky v. Kramer · 549 So. 2d 840 - Rosell v. Esco · Lassiter v. Department of Social Services of Durham County North Carolina · 617 So. 2d 880 - Stobart v. State Through DOTD · Mart v. Hill
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“THIS MATTER having come for hearing on the Motion by [K.A.], mother of the above referenced child, [K.K.], to Modify the Disposition rendered by this Court on November 21, 2014, and the Permanency Hearing Judgment rendered August 6, 2015, both placing the child in the legal custody of Chad Cherry, adult brother of the child; the Court also hearing the child's competing Motion to Modify seeking a Guardianship with Chad Cherry; The Court having heard testimony and received other evidence on both Motions on various dates between January 28, 2016, and March 30, 2016; the parties having submitted briefs after the preparation of a transcript of the proceedings; The Court finding that [K.A.] has not met her burden to show that the previously ordered successful relative placement of the child is now contrary to the child's best interest; the Court further finding that removal of the child from the stable, loving, and wholesome environment of her adult brother and his wife would be contrary to her best interest; the Court further finding that the grounds for guardianship under Children's Code Article 722 have been proven by clear and convincing evidence and that guardianship with Chad Cherry is in the child's best interest, with a plan of continued contact with and support from the mother as the twelve year old child matures; IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the Motion to Modify the Judgment of Disposition filed by [K.A.] is hereby dismissed. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AN”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Pursuant to La. Ch. C. art. 702(C)(1), in order for reunification to remain as the permanent plan for the child, the parents must be complying with the case plan and making significant measurable progress toward achieving its goals and correcting the conditions requiring the child to be in care. The parents contend that they were complying with their case plan, as was stipulated. However, as noted by the juvenile court, the parents failed to make any progress in complying with the single most important part of their case plan, namely, they failed to provide any explanation for the life-threatening injuries sustained by EJ, and they failed to provide OCS with a plan to ensure EJ’s safety if he were to be returned to them.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The parents will need to gain an understanding of the injuries their child sustained. They will need to acknowledge that the injuries were non-accidental in nature and that [EJ] was the victim of physical abuse. They need to be able to verbalize how they are going to be able to protect him in the future from an injury such as he has suffered.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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