J.L.C. v. State, Department of Children & Family Services

BLUE, Judge.

J.L.C. and C.L.H.C., the parents of three children, appeal the termination of their parental rights. Because the record does not contain clear and convincing evidence to support the termination of the Father’s parental rights, we reverse. As to the Mother, however, we affirm.

The Department filed a petition for dependency in September 1996, alleging that the parents were unable to properly care for the three children due to the Mother’s substance abuse problem and the Father’s mental health problem. The petition further alleged that the children were living in a house without water…