IDAHO DEPT. OF HEALTH & WELFARE v. DOE

No. 38026.

245 P.3d 506 (2010)

In the Matter of Jane Doe, A Child Under Eighteen Years of Age. IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & WELFARE and Judy Hoffman, Guardian Ad Litem, Petitioners-Respondents, v. John (2010-25) DOE, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

December 20, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Williams Law Office, Chtd., Twin Falls, for appellant.

Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden , Attorney General; Tom Baird , Deputy Attorney General, Twin Falls, for respondent, Department of Health and Welfare.

Jamie LaMure , Kimberly, for respondent, Judy Hoffman.


MELANSON, Judge.

John Doe appeals from the magistrate's decree terminating the parental rights of Mother and Father to their daughter, Jane Doe. Specifically, John challenges the magistrate's determination that John was not a proper party to the termination proceedings because he did not possess parental rights subject to termination. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

I.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

At the time of Jane's birth, John and...

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