noting that, when a child has been adjudicated dependent, there is no statutory requirement that the court make a separate finding of parental unfitness as a prerequisite to an award of permanent custody
How later courts described this case
- noting that, when a child has been adjudicated dependent, there is no statutory requirement that the court make a separate finding of parental unfitness as a prerequisite to an award of permanent custody
- “Accordingly, ‘the fundamental or primary inquiry at the dispositional phase of (* * *
- stating that child’s “welfare and ‘best interest’ are the primary considerations in a dispositional hearing
- finding that the termination of parental rights "should be an alternative of 'last resort'"
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
Herbert, J.,
concurs in the syllabus but would enter final judgment in favor of the judgment of the trial court.