Department of Social Services, Children's Division, and Juvenile Officer, Respondents, v. C.E., Respondent. (2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

In the INTEREST OF: C.M. Department of Social Services, Children's Division, and Juvenile Officer, Respondents, v. Q.L., Appellant, C.E., Respondent.

WD 83695

Decided: October 20, 2020

Before Division Two: Lisa White Hardwick, Presiding Judge, and Thomas H. Newton and Karen King Mitchell, Judges

Eric Schmitt, Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, and Amanda R. Langenheim, Assistant Attorney General, Kansas City, MO, and Ryan F. Kaiser, Kansas City, MO, Attorneys for Respondent Department of Social Services, Children's Division. John Cody Boyer, Lexington, MO, Attorney for Respondent Juvenile Officer. Burt Harriman, Lexington, MO, Attorney for Appellant Q.L. Erin E. Heimsoth, Lexington, MO, Attorney for Respondent C.E. Valoree M. Maycock, Lexington, MO, Attorney and Guardian ad litem for C.M.

Order

Q.L. (Father) appeals the trial court's judgment terminating his parental rights to his son, C.M. Father argues that the trial court's findings regarding the statutory grounds for termination are against the weight of the evidence and that the evidence does not support a finding that termination was in C.M.’s best interests. Finding no error, we affirm. Rule 84.16(b).

Per Curiam:

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