In re E.Z.C.
Annotate this CaseThe district court granted temporary legal custody of two young children to the Department of Public Health and Human Services after Mother was arrested on criminal charges. The Department subsequently filed a petition to terminate Mother's parental rights. After adjudicating the children as neglected and youths in need of care, the district court terminated Mother's parental rights without requiring reunification efforts or a treatment plan. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that reunification efforts and another treatment plan were not in the children's best interests and terminating Mother's parental rights.
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