In re T.N.-S.
Annotate this CaseIn 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services petitioned the district court to terminate Mother’s parental rights to her four children. After a hearing, the district court issued its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order terminating Mother’s rights. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) even assuming that the treatment plan was deficient where it did not require Mother to obtain a chemical dependency evaluation and treatment, this was not sufficient to render the treatment plan inappropriate; (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 properly exercised its discretion to deny Mother’s requests for transcripts of its in-chambers interviews with the children.
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