IN INTEREST OF CHEATWOOD

No. 15344.

697 P.2d 1232 (1985)

108 Idaho 218

In the Interest of Justin Lee CHEATWOOD, a child under eighteen years of age. The STATE of Idaho, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE, Petitioner-Respondent, v. Shirley CHEATWOOD, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

March 28, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Powers, of Twin Falls, for respondent-appellant.

Jim Jones, Atty. Gen. by Lynn E. Thomas, Sol. Gen., of Boise, and James T. Baird, Deputy Atty. Gen., of Twin Falls, for petitioner-respondent.


BURNETT, Judge.

We are asked to decide whether a parent-child relationship should be terminated for parental neglect. We approach this question mindful of a remark attributed to Luther Burbank, the famous botanist: "If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weeds." Burbank's confession pointedly reminds us that children do not grow into healthy adults by accident. They need attentive care.

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