{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"jc","displayName":"J.C.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87534:undated","opinionId":"f3002cfc-4b12-55eb-a2d7-b1c732913293","slug":"in-the-interest-of-mc-juvenile-juvenile-officer-v-jc-d87534","caseName":"In the Interest of M.C., Juvenile; Juvenile Officer\nvs.\nJ.C.","caseNumber":"WD87534","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"J.C. appealed the termination of his parental rights to his daughter, M.C. The trial court terminated parental rights on three statutory grounds, including parental unfitness due to a history of criminal behavior, substance abuse, and unstable housing. On appeal, J.C. challenged only two of the three statutory grounds. The appellate court affirmed the judgment as modified, holding that J.C.'s failure to challenge all independent statutory bases for termination was fatal to his appeal, and corrected a scrivener's error in the judgment.","primaryTopic":"family-law","topicSlugs":["family-law","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=221506","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/in-the-interest-of-mc-juvenile-juvenile-officer-v-jc-d87534","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: family-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/family"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}