Idaho Court Case: State v. Doe

In the Interest of Jan Doe and John Doe, Children Under the Age of Eighteen Years. STATE of Idaho, Petitioner-Respondent, v. Jane DOE, Respondent-Appellant on Appeal 

No. 19620 

COURT OF APPEALS OF IDAHO 

123 Idaho 562; 850 P.2d 211 

April 1, 1993 
April 1, 1993, Filed 

Released for Publication April 23, 1993. As Corrected July 15, 1993. 

Appeal from the District Court of the Seventh Judicial District of the State of Idaho, Bonneville County. Honorable Marvin Smith, District Judge. 1993 Opinion No. CA-37 

Order terminating parental rights of natural mother, vacated and remanded, for proceedings in accordance with this opinion. 

JUDGES:
Swanstrom, Judge. Walters, C.J., and Silak, Acting Judge, concur. 

SWANSTROM, J. 
This is an appeal from an order terminating a mother's parental rights to her two children. The termination action against the mother proceeded separately from the termination proceedings against the children's father. A hearing was held, and in his findings, the magistrate determined that the mother had not "made the necessary decisions about her children." The magistrate also found that she was incapable of keeping a structured environment for the children and of protecting them from harm, which led the court to conclude that a number of conditions set forth in I.C. § 16-2005 existed to justify termination.