Juvenile Officer v. M.F.

BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.

M.F. appeals the termination of her parental rights to her daughter, S.H., and her son, S.H., Jr., pursuant to § 211.447.2(3), RSMo 1994. 1 M.F. contends that the decision of the trial court was against the weight of the evidence and contrary to existing law; termination of her parental rights was not in the best interests of her children; and a parent with a chemical dependency should have the ability to “repent” of past conduct in the same manner that a parent can repent abandonment when faced with termination of parental rights pursuant to § 211.447.2(1).

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