In re K.R. CA2/5
Mother A.R. (Mother) and father L.C. (Father) are the parents of a daughter K.R. She was the subject of juvenile court dependency proceedings, which ultimately progressed to a contested hearing to terminate the parental rights of Father, who was then incarcerated in Tennessee, and Mother. Father’s attorney asked to call then-12-year-old K.R. as a witness to question her about whether she understood the consequences of adoption and whether she continued to adhere to her previously reported wish to be adopted by her maternal grandfather. K.R.’s attorney objected to calling his client to testify and represented K.R. was “in total agreement with adoption today.” The juvenile court did not require K.R. to testify, terminated Father’s rights (and Mother’s), and ordered K.R. placed for adoption. We are asked to decide whether the court prejudicially erred in denying Father’s request to call K.R. as a witness.
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