§9.49 Appeal

• Library: Juvenile Law Deskbook (2021 Supp.)

V. (§9.49) Appeal

A judgment terminating only one parent’s parental rights is a final judgment and appealable even if the other parent’s parental rights have not been adjudicated. G.G.B. v. M.W., 394 S.W.3d 457, 462–64 (Mo. App. E.D. 2013) (“Requiring a parent to [forgo] an appeal until the other parent's parental rights have been adjudicated severely compromises a parent's right to appellate review.”).

In In re Adoption of C.M.B.R., 332 S.W.3d 793, 815 (Mo. banc 2011), the Supreme Court of Missouri held...