Court Of Appeals Finds Trial Court Lacked Jurisdiction Over Father In Termination Proceeding
Because the trial court was not permitted to exercise jurisdiction over respondent-father due to his status as a putative father at the time the petition was filed, it was barred from determining that it was in the best interests of CSA to terminate respondent-father’s parental rights.
Parent Cannot Challenge The Effectiveness Of Child’s Attorney
The father in this termination of parental rights case did not have standing to claim that his child’s attorney provided ineffective assistance of counsel.