IN RE PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO C.C.A.

No. 56723.

273 P.3d 852 (2012)

In the Matter of the Parental Rights as to C.C.A., a Minor. Charles C.L.A., Appellant, v. The State of Nevada Division of Child and Family Services, Department of Health and Human Resources; and C.C.A., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

April 5, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve E. Evenson , Lovelock, for Appellant.

Catherine Cortez Masto , Attorney General, and Sharon L. Benson , Deputy Attorney General, Carson City, for Respondent the State of Nevada Division of Child and Family Services, Department of Health and Human Resources.

Law Offices of Robert Witek and Robert W. Witek , Yerington, for Respondent C.C.A., a minor.

Before DOUGLAS, HARDESTY and PARRAGUIRRE, JJ.


OPINION

By the Court, DOUGLAS, J.:

In this termination of parental rights appeal, we address the need for the district court to make express findings of fact in its written order or on the record, when determining whether to grant or deny a petition to terminate a parent's parental rights. A petitioner in termination proceedings has the burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that termination is...

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