In re L.H.
Annotate this CaseThe Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the juvenile court adjudicating Child as one in need of assistance. The juvenile court specifically found that Father was imminently likely to abuse or neglect Child and that Child was immediately likely to suffer harmful effects due to Father’s failure to exercise a reasonable degree of care in supervising Child. The court of appeals reversed, concluding that Father’s physical abuse against other family members did not establish that Child was at risk of imminent harm. The Supreme Court vacated the decision of the court of appeals and affirmed the juvenile court’s judgment, holding that, given Father’s history of domestic violence, combined with his lack of participation throughout this process, the juvenile court properly adjudicated Child a child in need of assistance based on the harmful effects Child was imminently likely to suffer due to Father’s domestic violence.
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