01-2052, 01-2053, 01-2054, 01-2055 I Re the Termination of Parental Rights to Savannah S., Jacob S., Felicia S., Sasha S.: Langlade County v. Janet S., Eugene S.

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Janet S. and Eugene S. appeal from orders terminating their parental rights to their children. They argue that: (1) the evidence introduced at the fact-finding hearing was insufficient to establish that the Langlade County Human Services Department made diligent efforts to provide the services ordered by the trial court; (2) the trial court erred by instructing the jury to disregard all testimony and other evidence concerning events or developments which occurred after the filing of the TPR; (3) the trial court erred by allowing a social worker to give her opinion of whether or not the legal requirements of “diligent effort” were met in this case; and (4) at the dispositional hearing, the trial court erred by failing to find Janet’s conduct was egregious enough to terminate her parental rights.

We disagree and affirm the orders.

This opinion will not be published.

Dist III, Langlade County, Nolan, J., Peterson, J.

Attorneys:

For Appellant: James B. Connell, Wausau

For Respondent: Steven L. Miller, River Falls