In the Interest of C.L.P. v. Pate

WELLIVER, Judge.

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Jefferson County involving the termina*19tion of parental rights. The sole issue before us is whether § 211.447.2(2)(i)b, RSMo Cum.Supp.1983,1 is unconstitutional on its face. The trial court held that the language of this subsection of § 211.447 is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Mo. Const, art. V, § 3. We reverse.

Appellant, the juvenile officer of Jefferson County, filed petitions for terminating the parental rights of the natural parents of C.L.P., R.M.P., and D.L.S. Respondent Charlotte…