M.B. v. Juvenile Officer
M.B. v. Juvenile Officer
Opinion of the Court
ORDER
M.B. appeals from the trial court’s judgment terminating her parental rights to her son, T.B., and to her daughter, T.F., after a bench trial. M.B. claims that the trial court: (1) erred in terminating her parental rights pursuant to section 211.447.5(2)(d) because credible evidence established that M.B. was making significant improvements to emotionally caring for T.B. and T.F., and M.B. consistently provided food, clothing, gifts, shoes, toys, and education during her visits; (2) erred in terminating her parental rights pursuant to section 211.447.5(3) for failure to rectify because the evidence demonstrated that M.B. made significant progress towards complying with her treatment plan, M.B. was employed at the time of trial, and M.B. expressed a desire to continue the parent-child relationship; (3) erred in terminating her parental rights pursuant to section 211.447.5(6) for parental unfitness because the evidence demonstrated that M.B. was making progress in therapy, there is a strong likelihood that M.B. could care appropriately for the children’s physical, mental, and emotional needs in the foreseeable future, and M.B. was in the process of divorcing her estranged hus
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