JJ v. Lee County Dept. of Human Resources

J.J. ("the mother") appeals from the Lee Juvenile Court's order of October 31, 2006, terminating her parental rights. We affirm.

Background

The mother has long suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and anxiety and has been under outpatient psychiatric care for the last 10 to 12 years. In 1996, the mother gave birth to a son whose custody was eventually granted to the mother's aunt due to the mother's mental illness. On January 30, 2005, the mother gave birth to a daughter, A.J. ("the child"). On February 1, 2005, after having previously received a report from the mother's mental-health…