IN INTEREST OF J.P.

Nos. WD 52824, WD 52825.

947 S.W.2d 442 (1997)

In Interest of J.P., Plaintiff. JUVENILE OFFICER, Respondent, v. MISSOURI DIVISION OF FAMILY SERVICES, Appellant, D.M.D. (Natural Mother), Defendant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

Decided May 6, 1997.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied July 1, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven M. Kuntz, Mo. Div. of Family Services, Jefferson City, for appellant.

Clifford B. Mayberry, Kirksville, Guardian ad Litem for Respondent J.P.

Wallace Trosen, Kirksville, for Respondent Juvenile Officer.

Seth D. Shumaker, Lancaster, for Defendant D.M.D. (natural mother).

Before ULRICH, C.J., P.J., and BERREY and SMART, JJ.


Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied July 1, 1997.

SMART, Judge.

This appeal concerns the trial court's orders in two termination of parental rights cases in which the trial court taxed costs of the action to the appellant, the Missouri Division of Family Services ("the Division"). Included in these costs were witness fees and deposition expenses. This appeal does not involve the merits of the orders terminating the parental rights...

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