State ex rel. M.A.S.’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “The grounds for termination of parental rights are: 5) Unless sooner permitted by the court, at least one year has elapsed since a child was removed from the parent’s custody pursuant to a court order; there has been no substantial parental compliance with a case plan for services which has been previously filed by the department and approved by the court as necessary for |fithe safe return of the child; and despite earlier intervention, there is no reasonable expectation of significant improvement in the parent’s condition or conduct in the near future, considering the child’s age and his need for a safe, stable, and permanent home.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 118 So. 3d 526 - State v. In the Interest of L.J.