IN RE B.T.C.

Nos. SD 31601, SD 31602, SD 31603, SD 31604.

382 S.W.3d 193 (2012)

In the Interest of B.T.C., E.L.C., R.A.C., and A.B.C., children under seventeen years of age. Greene County Juvenile Office, Petitioner-Respondent, v. K.J.C., Respondent-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division One.

Application for Transfer Denied November 20, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Elise Branyan Barker , for Appellant.

Brittany O'Brien , for Respondent.

Douglas Andrew Hosmer , for Minor Children.


NANCY STEFFEN RAHMEYER, J.

Removal of a child from a parent's custody implicates the fundamental right of parents to rear their children free from government interference. A parent's right to rear her child is a fundamental liberty interest protected by the Constitution's guarantee of due process. A parent's liberty interest in the care, custody, and control of her child is perhaps the oldest of the fundamental liberty...

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