State in Interest of MS v. Salata

OPINION

BENCH, Judge:

Michael Salata appeals from an order of the juvenile court terminating his parental rights to M.S., his young child. 1 We affirm.

Salata suffers from schizophrenia, which has afflicted him for at least sixteen years. His condition includes “anti-social traits,” and he has been repeatedly incarcerated. When not incarcerated or hospitalized, he has occasionally been homeless. Although Salata has submitted to voluntary hospitalization at least four times, he generally resists attempts to treat his illness and sees them as unwarranted interferences with his life.

In 1987, Salata…