State Department of Public Health & Human Services v. Heinzen

¶1 Erin Heinzen appeals the decision of the Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County, terminating her parental rights to her son, J.A.B. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

¶2 Two issues resolve this appeal: whether the court erred in denying the motion to dismiss, and whether it erred in concluding that Heinzen failed to complete a court-approved treatment plan.

¶3 Heinzen, then 19 years old, gave birth to J.A.B. in November 1995, five months after the beating death of her two and one-half year old daughter, Daphne. Daphne died of injuries she sustained as a result of being beaten…