In re A.M.
Annotate this CaseMother and Father were the parents of A.M. Following A.M.’s birth, the hospital staff expressed concerns about the couple’s ability to care for A.M. due to Mother’s lack of interest in feeding the baby and Father’s “ability to safely hold and care for the baby." Two days after A.M.’s birth, the juvenile court granted the State’s request for the temporary removal of A.M. from Mother and Father’s custody. The juvenile court adjudicated A.M. a child in need of assistance, and the Department of Human Services developed a case permanency plan with the goal for A.M. to be returned to Mother’s home. The State later filed a petition for the termination of Mother’s and Father’s parental rights to A.M. After a trial, the juvenile court terminated parental rights to A.M. The Supreme Court affirmed the juvenile court’s order after noting that this “was a difficult case,” holding that termination was in A.M.’s best interests.
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