In Re Ek’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “The first step requires a finding of parental misconduct or inability, which requires clear and convincing evidence that: (1) the child is deprived; (2) lack of proper parental care or control is the cause of the deprivation; (3) such cause of deprivation is likely to continue; and (4) the continued deprivation will cause or is likely to cause serious physical, mental, emotional, or moral harm to the child. If these four factors are satisfied, the court must then determine whether termination of parental rights is in the child's best interest, considering the child's physical, mental, emotional, and moral condition and needs, including the need for a secure and stable home.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 292 Ga. App. 64 - In Re Jd

2. “[t]he father's incarceration history throughout most of the child's life, his failure to provide for the support of the child, and his lack of interest in the child, all of which were evidence that he cannot be relied on to meet the child's special needs, sufficiently showed that the cause of the child's deprivation was likely to continue and would not be remedied.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 292 Ga. App. 64 - In Re Jd

3. “determine whether a rational trier of fact could have found by clear and convincing evidence that the parent's rights should have been terminated.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 292 Ga. App. 64 - In Re Jd