State of Missouri v. Curtrail J. Hudson

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• noting that failure to heed medical advice is relevant to finding of parental unfitness
• noting 7 failure to heed medical advice when child was ill as evidence of parental unfitness
• judge must consider not only DCF's adoption plan but also \parental nominations of caretakers\ and then determine which \placement\ will serve best interests of child
• judge may not delegate choice of adoptive placement to the discretion of the department
• trial judge must review proposed adoption plan before terminating parental rights

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