Interest of C.P. v. M.A.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding \shall\ directory where failure to comply with time limitations did not interfere with statute's purpose to protect best interests of child
• holding “shall” directory where failure to comply with time limitations did not interfere with statute’s purpose to protect best interests of child
• termination of parental rights upheld where mother witnessed abuse and was victim of it, yet allowed child to be placed in abuser’s care and custody
• Sixth Amendment right to speedy trial applies only in criminal trials and thus does not apply in parental termination proceedings
• “[t]he right of parents to maintain custody of their child is a natural right, subject only to the paramount interest which the public has in the protection of the rights of the child”
• hearing to be held within specified time

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).