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In re DILMER S.M., et al.
Date: 01-17-2025
Case Number: FF1629
Judge: Tarik B. Surgamon
Court: Juvenile County, Shelby County, Tennessee
Plaintiff's Attorney: Shelby Couonty, Tennessee District Attorney's Office
Defendant's Attorney: Click Here For The Best Memphis Family Law Lawyer Directory
Description:
Memphis, Tennessee family law lawyer represented mother in parental rights termination proceedings.
DCS removed the children from Mother's and Father's home. The Juvenile Court of Shelby County ("trial court") granted temporary legal custody of the children to DCS. DCS placed the children in David G.'s foster home where they have lived ever since. Due to apparent trauma, Ervin Leonard's death was immediately investigated as a homicide. The medical examiner determined that Ervin Leonard's cause of death was blunt force injuries of the head, and ruled the manner of death as homicide.
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FAMILY LAW. TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. The case addresses an appeal from a mother against the termination of her parental rights, focusing on whether clear and convincing evidence supports the findings of severe child abuse and whether the termination serves the children's best interests.
FAMILY LAW. PROCEDURAL DUE PROCESS IN TERMINATION PROCEEDINGS. The judgment examines whether proper notice of allegations in the termination petition was given, particularly regarding the severe abuse finding related to a child not named in the petition but previously adjudicated in a dependency and neglect order.
Key Phrases Termination of parental rights. Severe child abuse. Best interests of the children. Dependency and neglect. Res judicata.
DCS removed the children from Mother's and Father's home. The Juvenile Court of Shelby County ("trial court") granted temporary legal custody of the children to DCS. DCS placed the children in David G.'s foster home where they have lived ever since. Due to apparent trauma, Ervin Leonard's death was immediately investigated as a homicide. The medical examiner determined that Ervin Leonard's cause of death was blunt force injuries of the head, and ruled the manner of death as homicide.
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FAMILY LAW. TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. The case addresses an appeal from a mother against the termination of her parental rights, focusing on whether clear and convincing evidence supports the findings of severe child abuse and whether the termination serves the children's best interests.
FAMILY LAW. PROCEDURAL DUE PROCESS IN TERMINATION PROCEEDINGS. The judgment examines whether proper notice of allegations in the termination petition was given, particularly regarding the severe abuse finding related to a child not named in the petition but previously adjudicated in a dependency and neglect order.
Key Phrases Termination of parental rights. Severe child abuse. Best interests of the children. Dependency and neglect. Res judicata.
Outcome:
Affirmed
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About This Case
What was the outcome of In re DILMER S.M., et al.?
The outcome was: Affirmed
Which court heard In re DILMER S.M., et al.?
This case was heard in Juvenile County, Shelby County, Tennessee, TN. The presiding judge was Tarik B. Surgamon.
Who were the attorneys in In re DILMER S.M., et al.?
Plaintiff's attorney: Shelby Couonty, Tennessee District Attorney's Office. Defendant's attorney: Click Here For The Best Memphis Family Law Lawyer Directory.
When was In re DILMER S.M., et al. decided?
This case was decided on January 17, 2025.