In the Interest of A. M. B.

I concur fully in the majority opinion. I write separately to express a concern about the implications of the extension in 2008 of the discretionary appeal procedure to terminations of parental rights. Very often — as in this case — such applications come to this court without a transcript of the termination hearing. It is my understanding that some juvenile courts provide transcripts to indigent applicants only after an application for discretionary appeal has been granted. I question the soundness of such a practice.

Until 2008, terminations of parental rights were subject to the direct…