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· 6/25/2020

In re Shyanne H.

Syllabus

This is a termination of parental rights case brought by the Tennessee Department of Children's Services. The juvenile court terminated the parental rights of the mother and the father on the grounds of persistence of conditions and severe child abuse, pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated sections 36-1-113(g)(3) and 36-1-113(g)(4), respectively. The juvenile court also terminated the father's parental rights on the additional ground of severe child abuse pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 36-1-113(g)(5). The Mother appealed the grounds for termination as well as the juvenile court's finding that termination was in the children's best interests, while the father only appealed the juvenile court's best interests finding. Discerning no reversible error, we affirm.

Judges: Judge Arnold B. Goldin

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