In Re the Termination of Parental Rights With Regard to Samantha D.

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• stating that parents do not have absolute rights in their children and that, instead, parental rights are secondary to the best interests and welfare of the children
• any rights parents have to their children are secondary to the best interests and welfare of the child
• mother who signed an invalid consent to adoption was held responsible for the disintegration of the parent-child relationship
• “In keeping with the best interests of the child, the trial court retains the power to determine custody in the absence of a legally valid consent, and it was within the authority of the trial court to continue Samantha in the custody of [the foster parents].”
• best interests of child is paramount consideration

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