Deese v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

Appellant challenges the trial court’s termination of parental rights for her child, A.L.W. We reverse and remand for further evidentiary hearings.

A.L.W. lived with her mother (the appellant), and with her stepfather until April, 1989, when the child was removed from the *985parental home to protect her from the stepfather’s physical abuse. The child was placed in foster care and the parents, as part of a performance agreement with the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS), enrolled in parenting skills classes and marital and family counseling. The stepfather also participated in…