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Termination of Parental Rights

By: Derek Hawkins//November 5, 2015//

Termination of Parental Rights

By: Derek Hawkins//November 5, 2015//

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Criminal

Court of Appeals – District IV

Officials: KLOPPENBURG, P.J.

Termination of Parental Rights

2015AP1726; 2015AP1727; 2015AP1728 N.A.H. v. J.R.D.

J.R.D., the father of three minor children, M.L.D., E.N.D., and V.A.D., appeals the orders terminating his parental rights to the children. The father argues that the orders should be reversed because: (1) the petition to terminate did not give him sufficient notice of the grounds for termination; and (2) the circuit court demonstrated a “lack of impartiality” when, according to the father, it “told the Petitioner [mother] to proceed on different grounds.” For the reasons set forth below, I reject the father’s arguments and affirm.

Affirmed.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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