Z.M. v. State, Department of Children & Family Services

Z.M. appeals the final judgment terminating her parental rights as to her three children, K.H., K.H., and Z.H. She contends that the trial court erred by allowing the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to terminate her parental rights on grounds it never pleaded; and that the trial court erred by concluding (if it did conclude) that DCFS presented clear and convincing evidence of the grounds that were pleaded, viz., that her continued involvement “in the parent-child relationship[s]” would jeopardize “the life, safety, well-being, or physical, mental, or emotional health of the…