In re T.N.-S.
Annotate this CaseAfter a hearing, the district court entered an order terminating Appellant’s rights to her four children. The court found that termination was appropriate because the children were previously adjudicated youths in need of care, a treatment plan approved by the court was not completed by Mother, and the conduct or condition rendering Mother unfit was unlikely to change in a reasonable time because of Mother’s drug problems. The court also concluded that termination was in the best interests of the children. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the treatment plan was appropriate when it did not require Mother to obtain a chemical dependency evaluation; (2) Mother’s counsel was not ineffective for failing to advocate for inclusion of a chemical dependency evaluation in the treatment plan; and (3) the district court acted within its discretion when it denied Mother’s request for transcripts of its in-chambers interviews with the children.
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