In Re Adoption of Copeland

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• holding that termination proceeding involves an adjudication of status and does not require minimum contacts over parents
• holding that termination proceeding involves an adjudication of status and does not require minimum contacts over parents
• concluding that the elements of the statute were satisfied when father was convicted and the possibility of parole did not alter that conclusion
• holding that termination is a custody proceeding within the meaning of the UCCJA because it “determines whether a parent will retain custodial rights of his or her child”
• holding that termination is a custody proceeding within the meaning of the UCCJA because it “determines whether a parent will retain custodial rights of his or her child”
• “The statute is silent as to the possibility of parole, and we decline to read any intent on the part of the legislature to account for a mere possibility of early discharge from prison.”

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