Thornton v. Moody

How courts have described this case

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• parents’ incarceration does not relieve them from their obligation to make a minimal financial contribution for child’s support
• “Incarceration did not discharge Father’s ... obligation to make a minimal financial contribution for [his child’s] support so as to demonstrate an intent to continue the parent-child relationship.” (citations omitted)
• termination under section 211.447.5(2) upheld when the father gave only a “few gifts of clothing and toys,” visitation was sporadic, he did not give letters, cards, or gifts, and made no efforts to keep apprised of his child’s well-being

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).