In Re Department of Social Services to Dispense With Consent to Adoption

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• declining to adopt beyond reasonable doubt standard of proof in proceeding to terminate parental rights, but affirming clear and convincing evidence standard
• issues, particularly constitutional questions, raised for first time on review are not considered, barring exceptional circumstances
• “As a general practice we do not consider issues . . . raised for the first time in this court”
• “[a]s a general practice we do not consider issues, particularly constitutional questions, raised for the first time in this court”
• inherent right to order visitation in guardianship proceeding continues when guardians adopt child
• inherent right to order visitation in guardianship proceeding continues when guardians adopt child

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).