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Facts

• The case involves the termination of parental rights of Tyyarri L. (Mother) to her child, Deandre L. (Child). The Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) took custody of the Child, leading to legal proceedings to terminate Mother's parental rights. The district court found that Mother initially complied with her treatment plan but had not participated in or completed any services since November 2018. The court considered whether the causes and conditions leading to the Child's custody situation had been alleviated and concluded they had not, leading to the termination of Mother's parental rights.

Procedural History

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Parties' Submissions

• Petitioner-Appellee (CYFD): Argued that the Mother failed to make sufficient progress in complying with her treatment plan, justifying the termination of her parental rights.
• Respondent-Appellant (Mother): Contended that her statutory rights and her right to due process were violated during the proceedings. She argued that the district court and CYFD's handling of the case, particularly the timeline and procedures followed, denied her due process and protections under the Abuse and Neglect Act.

Legal Issues

• Whether there was sufficient evidence to support the district court’s termination of Mother’s parental rights.
• Whether the district court and CYFD's handling of the case timeline and procedures violated Mother's statutory rights and her right to due process.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's order terminating Mother's parental rights.

Reasons

• The Court of Appeals, led by Chief Judge J. Miles Hanisee, with Judges Kristina Bogardus and Jacqueline R. Medina concurring, found that the district court had sufficient evidence to terminate Mother's parental rights. The court noted that Mother had initially complied with her treatment plan but had not participated in or completed any services since November 2018. The court concluded that the causes and conditions of neglect were unlikely to change in the foreseeable future and that termination was in the Child's best interests. The court also addressed Mother's claims regarding due process and statutory rights violations, finding these arguments non-viable. The court noted that while the case proceedings may not have strictly adhered to statutory deadlines, Mother was not deprived of meaningful participation in the termination proceedings. The court denied Mother's motion to amend the docketing statement, which sought to raise new issues regarding statutory and due process rights violations, on the grounds that the issues raised were not viable and did not demonstrate how the procedural delays prohibited meaningful participation or led to an erroneous deprivation of Mother's parental rights (paras 1-13).