In re Tresin J.

Summary

The court affirmed the termination of the father's parental rights because clear and convincing evidence established that the child had no ongoing parent-child relationship with him. The court held that the virtual-infancy exception is determined by the child's age and ability to express present feelings at the termination hearing, not by the child's age when separation occurred, and that the interference exception applies only when the petitioner's conduct caused the lack of a relationship. The court also held that the governing interpretation applied to this pending appeal.