In Re Adoption of K.J.

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• explaining that “a court must take into account . . . whether termination would destroy an existing, necessary and beneficial relationship”
• noting that in a termination case, “[t]he trial court, as the finder of fact, is the sole determiner of the credibility of witnesses and all conflicts in testimony are to be resolved by [the] finder of fact”
• upholding a termination where a mother's minimum sentence of eighteen years for would prevent rectification of the conditions of incapacity in atimely manner
• upholding a termination where a Page 8of 21 mother's minimum sentence of eighteen years would prevent rectification of the conditions of incapacity in atimely manner
• incarceration alone does not provide sufficient grounds for termination; however parental rights are not preserved by waiting for more convenient time to perform parental responsibilities while others provide child with physical and emotional needs
• “record supports termination” where mother’s release date from prison “is uncertain” as well as her “future with respect to adequate housing and care for her children is indefinite”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).