In re D.M.
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The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the trial court terminating Father's parental rights in his two minor children and the permanency-planning order that eliminated reunification with Father from the children's permanent plan, holding that there was no error.
At the initial permanency-planning hearing in this case, the trial court established a primary permanent plan for the children of reunification with Mother or Father. In its permanency-planning order, however, the trial court changed the primary permanent plan to adoption and relieved the Department of Social Services from further reunification efforts with Father. Later, the trial court terminated Father's parental rights. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion and that Father's contentions on appeal lacked merit.
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