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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE
AT JACKSON
ASSIGNED ON BRIEFS SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

IN RE: O.J.B., dob 07/24/05, A Child Under 18 Years of Age
Direct Appeal from the Juvenile Court for Shelby County
No. R7154 Herbert J. Lane, Special Judge

No. W2009-00782-COA-R3-PT - Filed November 2, 2009
This case involves the termination of parental rights of a mother and father.  Both parents were addicted to crack cocaine, and the child tested positive for cocaine at birth.  The child was taken into DCS custody and placed in a foster home at three days old.  Three months later, the mother was arrested and sentenced to three years in prison as a habitual offender.  When the child was 18 months old, DCS filed a petition to terminate the mother

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