MATTER OF WELFARE OF J.W.

Nos. C9-87-165, C5-87-194.

415 N.W.2d 879 (1987)

In the Matter of the WELFARE OF J.W. and A.W.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

December 4, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren R. Sagstuen, Asst. Public Defender, Minneapolis, for Mother. Thomas H. Shiah, Minneapolis, for Father.

Ann Stiehm Ahlstrom, Asst. Co. Atty., Minneapolis, for Hennepin County.

Randy Decker, Wright Walling, Minneapolis, guardian ad litem.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.


SIMONETT, Justice.

This appeal raises questions about the protection to be afforded parents of neglected children who invoke their Fifth Amendment privilege with respect to a court-ordered treatment plan requiring them to make incriminating disclosures as part of their rehabilitation therapy. We reverse, noting, however, that the privilege does not protect against the possible adverse consequences of a failure to undergo effective therapy.

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