IN RE WELFARE OF J.W.

No. A11-814.

807 N.W.2d 441 (2011)

In the Matter of the WELFARE OF the Child of J.W. and G.P., Parents.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

November 28, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Mack , New London, MN, for appellant J.W.

Jennifer K. Fischer , Kandiyohi County Attorney, Amy Isenor , Assistant County Attorney, Willmar, MN, for respondent Kandiyohi County Family Services.

Sarah Lynn Klaassen , Willmar, MN, for respondent G.P.

Kim Junkermeier , Lake Lillian, MN, guardian ad litem.

Considered and decided by JOHNSON, Chief Judge; BJORKMAN, Judge; and COLLINS, Judge.


OPINION

JOHNSON, Chief Judge.

Kandiyohi County petitioned to terminate J.W.'s parental rights to a newborn daughter, K.W., on the ground that J.W. is palpably unfit to be a party to a parent-child relationship. At trial, the county relied primarily on the statutory presumption that a parent is palpably unfit if his or her parental rights to one or more other children previously were involuntary terminated. J.W. introduced the testimony of 15 witnesses, including...

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