· 1/23/2004
Osborn v. Marr
Citations
- 127 S.W.3d 737
- 2004 Tenn. LEXIS 45
- 2004 WL 103224
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a parent does not have standing under Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-113(b) to seek termination of the other parent’s parental rights
- holding mother lacked standing to petition for termination of father’s parental rights where statute allowed only prospective adoptive parent(s
- explaining that a parent of a child is not one of the persons or entities with standing to file a petition to terminate parental rights
- explaining that a parent of a child is not one of the persons or entities with standing to file a petition to terminate parental rights
- holding that pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-1-113(b
- stating that “[w]hen an appellate court determines that a trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction, it must vacate the judgment and dismiss the case without reaching the merits of the appeal”
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Judges: Justice Janice M. Holder
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