In the Interest of L.W.B.

How courts have described this case

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

• \An order of custody may not be made until after a child has been adjudicated dependent or neglected.\
• the focus of a permanent legal custody decision is furtherance of a child’s best interests, not a parent’s custodial interest
• the focus of a permanent legal custody decision is furtherance of a child’s best interests, not a parent’s custodial interest
• custody orders entered in a dependency or neglect proceeding “are a plan for permanency, subject to change as warranted by the best interests of the child”
• “[P]arental deficiencies less serious than unfitness may give rise to a compelling reason not to return the child home when considered in light of the child’s physical, mental, and emotional conditions and needs.”
• “Under the permanency statute, the department must establish a compelling reason why it is not in the [youth’s] best interests to return home before a trial court may award permanent custody of the [youth] to a nonparent.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).