In re A.T.
T.T. (the father) and S.C. (the mother) appeal from an order terminating parental rights to their daughter, A.T. (sometimes the child), who is now four years old. The father contends that the Department of Public Social Services (the Department) failed to give him due notice of the proceedings and failed to carry out a reasonably diligent search for him. The mother joins in the father’s arguments.
Parental rights were not terminated until 10 months after the father — having become aware of the proceedings somehow — appeared and received appointed counsel. His counsel told the juvenile court that she was considering asserting lack of notice. Nevertheless, she did not actually raise this issue, and she did not object to termination of parental rights on this ground. We therefore conclude that it has been forfeited.
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