In the Interest of D.J.R.

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that a child should not be forced to stay in \parentless limbo\
• stating that a child should not be forced to stay in “parentless limbo”
• finding the father abandoned the child because he should have made efforts to contact him, despite the existence of the no-contact order
• affirming termination of parental rights on grounds of abandonment when the parent failed to pursue a relationship with the child to the extent allowed by a no-contact order that permitted contact only in a therapeutic setting
• abandonment established by failing to pursue relationship to whatever extent allowed by a no-contact order
• “By its terms, the sixth amendment applies only to criminal cases. The sixth amendment does not apply to this [termination-of-parental-rights] case.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).