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Supreme Court of Vermont

Vermont Supreme Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights

The Vermont Supreme Court upheld a family court's decision to terminate a mother's parental rights to her son H.B., who was removed from her care at age one in 2022. The state alleged the child was at imminent risk due to the mother's inability to ensure his safety or meet basic needs.

•Vermont Supreme Court affirmed family court's termination of mother's parental rights to son H.B.
•Child was removed at age one in 2022 due to unsafe living conditions and mother's inability to provide care
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Supreme Court of Vermont

Vermont Supreme Court Affirms Termination of Father's Parental Rights

The Vermont Supreme Court has affirmed a family court's decision to terminate a father's parental rights to his two young children following substance abuse issues. The father had appealed the lower court's ruling, arguing procedural errors and challenging findings about changed circumstances.

•Vermont Supreme Court affirmed termination of father's parental rights to two children
•Case involved substance abuse including crack cocaine, heroin, and alcohol by both parents
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Nevada Supreme Court

Nevada Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Dismissed Child Protection Case

The Nevada Supreme Court has granted jurisdictional prescreening to allow an appeal to proceed in a child protection case involving three minors and Clark County Department of Family Services against their father. The case stems from a juvenile court's dismissal of a petition for child protection under Nevada's child welfare statutes.

•Nevada Supreme Court granted jurisdictional prescreening for appeal in child protection case involving three minors
•Both the children and Clark County Family Services are challenging juvenile court's dismissal of protection petition
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Delaware Supreme Court

Delaware Supreme Court Decides Property Title Dispute in Estate Case

The Delaware Supreme Court decided an appeal from the Court of Chancery involving a property title dispute in Frankford, Delaware. The case centers on competing claims between descendants of two sisters over inherited real estate, with both sides relying on Delaware's intestacy laws.

•Delaware Supreme Court decided appeal from Court of Chancery quieting title decision
•Property dispute involved competing claims between descendants of two sisters
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Alaska Supreme Court

Alaska Supreme Court Denies Mother's Second Appeal for Child Visitation

The Alaska Supreme Court has denied a mother's second appeal seeking unsupervised visitation rights with her child in *Nina T. v. Michael P.* The December 31, 2025 memorandum opinion upholds a superior court's decision maintaining supervised visitation requirements that were established in a 2021 custody order following domestic violence findings.

•This marks Nina T.'s second unsuccessful appeal of supervised visitation requirements established in 2021
•The original custody order was based on findings of domestic violence and felony custodial interference
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Florida Supreme Court

Florida Supreme Court: Sperm Donors Don't Auto-Lose Parental Rights

The Florida Supreme Court ruled Dec. 30 that men who provide sperm for at-home artificial insemination do not automatically relinquish all parental rights and obligations by operation of law. The court quashed a Second District Court of Appeal decision that had held otherwise.

•Florida Supreme Court ruled sperm donors don't automatically lose parental rights in at-home artificial insemination cases
•Court quashed Second District Court of Appeal decision that had ruled against donor Angel Rivera's paternal rights claim
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Idaho Supreme Court

Idaho Supreme Court Reverses Family Business Dispute Dismissals

The Idaho Supreme Court vacated lower court judgments and ordered a complete remand in a sibling dispute over their father's business interests and estate administration. The December 23, 2025 ruling reversed dismissals of claims brought by Ryan Monson against his sister Nancy J. Monson and the family business Tautphaus Park Storage LLC.

•Idaho Supreme Court reversed trial court dismissals and ordered complete case remand
•Dispute involves siblings fighting over father's business ownership and estate administration
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North Dakota Supreme Court

ND Supreme Court Affirms Termination in Step-Parent Adoption Case

The North Dakota Supreme Court affirmed a district court's decision to terminate a father's parental rights in a contested step-parent adoption case. The father, who was incarcerated for child pornography possession, had argued the termination was based on erroneous findings.

•North Dakota Supreme Court affirmed termination of father's parental rights in step-parent adoption case
•Father was convicted of child pornography possession and incarcerated for 34 months with no child contact
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Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Maine High Court Reverses Child Support Order in Shared Custody Case

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court vacated a district court's child support order, ruling that a father with equal custody should receive an adjustment to his support obligations following the birth of a new child. The decision clarifies Maine's child support statute interpretation.

•Maine Supreme Judicial Court reversed district court's denial of child support adjustment
•Case involved parents with equal shared custody of 10-year-old daughter
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Texas Supreme Court

Texas Supreme Court Reverses Parental Rights Termination

The Texas Supreme Court reversed a trial court's termination of parental rights after the Department of Family and Protective Services' representative twice stated the agency sought only to restrict, not terminate, a mother's rights. The Court ruled trial courts cannot terminate parental rights when faced with unequivocal statements from the department indicating they do not seek such measures.

•Texas Supreme Court reversed parental rights termination when state agency representative twice stated they sought only restriction, not termination
•Court established that trial courts cannot terminate parental rights when faced with unequivocal statements from department withdrawing termination as relief
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