IN RE KEARA J.

No. E2011-00850-COA-R3-PT

376 S.W.3d 86 (2012)

In re KEARA J. et al.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section, at Knoxville.

January 13, 2012.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court April 11, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer S. Bjornstad , Knoxville, Tennessee (at trial); Gregory E. Bennett , Seymour, Tennessee (on appeal), for the appellant, Christie J.

Mandy Hancock , Knoxville, Tennessee (at trial); Ben H. Houston, II , Knoxville, Tennessee (on appeal), for the appellant, Kenneth J.

Robert E. Cooper, Jr. , Attorney General and Reporter; David Hull , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Children's Services, Knoxville, Tennessee (at trial); and Stephanie R. Reevers , Senior Counsel, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee (on appeal), for the appellee, Department of Children's Services.

Sherry Mahar , Knoxville, Tennessee, Guardian Ad Litem.


OPINION

CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which D. MICHAEL SWINEY and JOHN W. McCLARTY, JJ., joined.

This is a termination of parental rights case involving siblings, Keara J. and Sierra J. (collectively "the Children"), the minor daughters of Christie J. ("Mother") and Kenneth J. ("Father"). The Department of Children's Services ("DCS") received a referral from Keara's pediatrician concerning her persistent lack of growth...

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