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KENTUCKY: Commonwealth v. D.G.R.
02.04.2010 | Termination of Parental Rights
The Court of Appeals of Kentucky reversed the trial court’s ruling denying the Cabinet for Health and Family Services’ petition to involuntarily terminate birth parents’ rights, finding that the trial court erred in determining that termination was not in the child’s best interest. Under Kentucky law, a court may involuntarily terminate parental rights if there is clear and convincing evidence the child has been abused or neglected, termination would be in the child’s best interest, and at least one of the grounds for termination is present; here, the appellate court found all factors were present and, therefore, remanded the case with instructions that the trial court grant the cabinet’s petition to terminate the parents’ rights.
Cite: No. 2009-CA-000745-ME; 2010 Ky. App. LEXIS 9 (Ky. Ct. App. Jan. 22, 2010)
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