In Re Jd’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “[a]lthough it is well settled that a juvenile court may consider the past conduct of the parent in determining whether the conditions of deprivation are likely to continue, it is equally true that evidence of past unfitness, standing alone, is insufficient to terminate the rights of a parent in her natural child; clear and convincing evidence of present unfitness is required. However, in considering past deprivations compared to present achievements, juvenile courts are entitled to assign much less weight to such assertions of sudden parental fitness when compared to the other evidence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Cm · In Re Dbc

2. “what weight to give recent improvements is a question for the trier of fact. In considering a parent's claims of recent improvement, the trial court, not the appellate court, determines whether a parent's conduct warrants hope of rehabilitation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Mnr

3. “The same factors that show the existence of parental misconduct or inability may also support the juvenile court's finding that terminating the parent[s'] rights would be in the [children's] best interest.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Two