In Re Mdn’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Though a parent's incarceration does not always compel the termination of parental rights, it can support a termination when there are sufficient aggravating circumstances present. One of the aggravating circumstances that may be considered is whether the incarcerated parent has made an effort to communicate with the child and, despite imprisonment, maintain a parental bond in a meaningful, supportive, and parental manner.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Amh · In Re Kbe

2. “assign much less weight to such assertions of sudden parental fitness when compared to the other evidence.”

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

3. “place more weight on negative past facts than promises of future conduct.”

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