In the Interest of S.F., S.B. and T.S., children
N/AOUTCOME: Reversal
The children's guardian ad litem (Nathan L. Bond, acting pro bono as guardian ad litem and appellate attorney) filed a petition to terminate the mother's parental rights. The trial court dismissed the ... petition as to two of the children who had been placed with their natural fathers. Apparently, the trial court believed that termination proceedings could not be commenced against one parent where the other natural parent would be a satisfactory placement. On appeal, the guardian ad litem argues that termination could indeed be pursued against one parent, despite the availability of the other natural parent to take the child. The trial court ruling was reversed and the petition for termination of parental rights was allowed to proceed. On remand, the trial court terminated the parental rights of the natural mother.
