Nancy Viola R. v. RANDOLPH W.

How courts have described this case

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• basing termination of father’s parental rights upon his conviction of first degree murder of his child’s mother; his prolonged period of imprisonment therefor; his history of habitual alcohol abuse; and his history of domestic violence towards his child’s mother
• basing termination of father's parental rights upon his conviction of first degree murder of his child's mother; his prolonged period of imprisonment therefor; his history of habitual alcohol abuse; and his history of domestic violence towards his child's mother
• “[S]pousal abuse is a factor to be considered in determining parental fitness for child custody.” (citation omitted)
• “We have recognized that spousal abuse is a factor to be considered in determining parental fitness for child custody.”
• “We have recognized that spousal abuse is a factor to be considered in determining parental fitness for child custody.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).