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In the INTEREST OF: H.D., K.D., and Q.P.; Juvenile Officer, Respondent, v. H.R. and B.D., Appellants.
ORDER
B.D. (“Father”) and H.R. (“Mother”) appeal from a judgment entered by the Circuit Court of Jackson County, which found that they had abused their children. The circuit court's judgment found that the children were in need of care and treatment, and ordered that they be placed in the care and custody of the Children's Division of the Department of Social Services. Father and Mother argue that the circuit court's findings of abuse were not supported by substantial evidence. They also argue that the circuit court erroneously admitted into evidence: testimony of an unqualified medical expert (who opined that child abuse had occurred); records of a child-abuse investigative team containing inadmissible hearsay; and hearsay statements of an older sibling who did not testify at trial. We affirm. Because a published opinion would have no precedential value, we have provided an unpublished memorandum to the parties which sets forth the reasons for this order. Rule 84.16(b).
PER CURIAM:
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Docket No: WD 84060 (consolidated with WD 84076)
Decided: June 29, 2021
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
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