Opinion ID: 4536650
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Text: ¶29 Limited evidence of the filing of criminal charges in this cause, was error but does not warrant reversal. While parents have a fundamental right to raise their children, that right may be terminated by the state's duty to protect children from heinous and shocking harm. After examining the record, we have determined that there was more than sufficient evidence for the fact finder to reasonably form a firm belief that the heinous and shocking grounds for termination were proven. Accordingly, the jury verdict must be affirmed. AFFIRMED. DARBY, V.C.J., KAUGER, WINCHESTER, EDMONDSON, COMBS, KANE, and ROWE, JJ., concur. GURICH, C.J. (by separate writing) , and COLBERT, J., dissent.