CLONINGER v. RUSSELL

No. 13987.

655 P.2d 528 (1982)

Denise Diane CLONINGER, Appellant, v. Richard Dean RUSSELL, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 29, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry & Winter, Carson City, for appellant.

Sheerin, O'Reilly, Walsh & Keele, Carson City, for respondent.

Richard H. Bryan, Atty. Gen., Sharon L. McDonald, Deputy Atty. Gen., for amicus curiae.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from an order terminating the parental rights of appellant Cloninger to her natural son, Benjamin Russell. Proceedings were conducted in accordance with NRS 128.090(3) which provides that the standard of proof to be adduced in the proceedings is a preponderance of the evidence.

In Santosky v. Kramer, ___ U.S. ___, 102 S.Ct. 1388, 71 L.Ed.2d 599 (1982), which was decided after the hearing and order in this...

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