In Re Anna G.

Case Number
M2018-01456-COA-R3-PT

A mother’s parental rights were terminated based on the ground of abandonment by willful failure to support pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 36-1-113(g)(1) and 36-1-102(1)(A)(i). The mother appealed, and we reverse the trial court’s judgment. Although the mother did not provide cash to the child’s guardians, she spent a portion of her disposable income that was not insignificant on the child during the relevant four-month period, thereby precluding the petitioners from proving abandonment by clear and convincing evidence.

Authoring Judge
Judge Andy D. Bennett
Originating Judge
Chancellor Ronald Thurman
Case Name
In Re Anna G.
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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