Administrative Law: SSDI-Evidence of Disability-Weight of Evidence
Plaintiff appealed from the denial of her application for disability insurance benefits. Where the administrative law judge was entitled to discount plaintiff’s subjective complaints as inconsistent with the medical evidence, and there was substantial evidence to support finding that plaintiff had residual functional capacity, plaintiff’s application for disability insurance benefits was corre[...]
Domestic Relations: Termination of Parental Rights-Neglect-Weight of Evidence
Father appealed from the termination of his parental rights to his daughter C.E.B. on the statutory grounds of neglect, after the trial court found father suffered from a mental condition and chemical dependency and had repeatedly failed to provide for C.E.B. On appeal, father argued that the findings were against the weight of the evidence […]
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