Harrington v. City of St. Louis

How courts have described this case

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• holding that mother’s failure to support was not willful even though she used income to pay overdue bills
• holding that a ground for termination may be tried by implied consent
• noting that even grounds for terminating parental rights can be tried by implied consent
• noting that the mother asked this Court to require the appointment of a special judge on remand but declining to consider whether the judge should be recused given the mandatory language of Rule 10B regarding recusal motions
• stating “[a] ground for termination not included in the petition can be properly found if the ground was tried by implied consent”
• “Simply finding that Mother worked and was compensated at some point during the four-month period does not, by itself, mean that she had the ability to pay child support,”

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