In re Ryder J.
Annotate this CaseRandal R. was the father of Ryder J. The State twice charged Randal for abusing Crue J., Ryder's half brother who was not related to Randal. Randal pled no contest both times. The State moved to terminate Randal's parental rights to Ryder, arguing that the repeated abuse of Crue was grounds for termination even though Randal never abused Ryder. Following trial, the county court, sitting as a juvenile court, terminated Randal's parental rights. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) sufficient statutory grounds existed for the termination; and (2) the State proved that Randal was an unfit parent and termination was in Ryder's best interests.
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