MATTER OF TJH

S-20-0180.

485 P.3d 408 (2021)

2021 WY 56

In the MATTER OF the Termination of Parental Rights to: TJH, minor child, Christine Dawn Herden, Appellant (Respondent), v. State of Wyoming, ex rel. Department of Family Services, Appellee (Petitioner).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

April 27, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Timothy C. Cotton , CottonLegal, Casper, Wyoming.

Representing Appellee: Bridget Hill , Wyoming Attorney General; Misha Westby , Deputy Attorney General; Jill E. Kucera , Senior Assistant Attorney General; Allison E. Connell , Assistant Attorney General. Argument by Ms. Connell.

Guardian ad Litem: Joseph R. Belcher , Director & Chief Trial & Appellate Counsel, and Kimberly A. Skoutary-Johnson , Wyoming Guardian ad Litem Program. No argument.

Before DAVIS, C.J., and FOX, KAUTZ, BOOMGAARDEN, and GRAY, JJ.


[¶1] The Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS) filed a petition to terminate Christine (Cristy) Dawn Herden's (Mother) parental rights to TJH (Child). Because Mother failed to timely respond, the clerk of the district court entered default against her. After a default hearing, the district court terminated her parental...

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