Vanessa G. v. Tenn. Dep't of Children's Servs.

How later courts describe this case

• in which the Tennessee Supreme Court analyzed a parent’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel by determining whether the actions of counsel prevented the parent from receiving a fundamentally fair proceeding
• “The parental rights at stake are far more precious than any property right.”
• “[I]n an appeal from an order terminating parental rights[,] the Court of Appeals must review the trial court’s findings as to each ground for termination and as to whether termination is in the child’s best interests, regardless of whether the parent challenges these findings on appeal.”