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.
Trial Court Did Not Have Jurisdiction: Termination of Parental Rights Vacated
A trial court erred by exercising jurisdiction over a juvenile, therefore, the order terminating the respondent-father’s parental rights to the child had to be vacated.