In The Interest of S.M.Q.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

K.F.H., the natural mother of S.M.Q., a young girl born on December 19, 1984, appealed the termination of her parental rights to S.M.Q. pursuant to K.S.A. 38-1583. In an unpublished opinion, a majority of the Court of Appeals panel reversed the Sedgwick County District Court’s termination of the parental rights to S.M.Q. by finding the termination was not supported by “substantial evidence of a clear and convincing nature.” The Secretary of Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS) filed a petition for review, claiming that the Court of…