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IN RE MELANIE T.

No. M2010-01436-COA-R3-JV.

352 S.W.3d 687 (2011)

In the Matter of MELANIE T. et al.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville.

April 15, 2011.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court August 24, 2011.

Published Pursuant to Tenn. R. Ct. 4(D).

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Brent Keeton , Manchester, Tennessee, for the appellant, Jason R.

Robert E. Cooper, Jr. , Attorney General and Reporter, and Alexander S. Rieger , Assistant Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee, Department of Children's Services.

OPINION

FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ANDY D. BENNETT and RICHARD H. DINKINS, JJ., joined.

This dependent and neglected action involves the defendant's minor biological child and two minor stepchildren. The defendant appeals the finding by the circuit court that he severely abused his two stepchildren. He contends that DCS failed to state a claim against him upon which relief could be granted because he is not the...

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