State ex rel. J.M.

| .DOUCET, Chief Judge.

S.M., the mother, and F.H., the father of the minor children, J.M., J.P.M., and M.L.M., appeal a judgment of the trial court terminating their parental rights and certifying the three minors free for adoption. We affirm in part and reverse in part the judgment of the trial court.

FACTS

The three minors were adjudicated “children in need of care” on August 26, 1997. At that time their physical custody was left with their mother, but under State supervision. Thereafter, on March 23, 1998, the custody of the three minor children was transferred to the State of Louisiana,…