State ex rel. M.S. v. Lochner

OPINION

GREENWOOD, Judge:

Appellant Margaret Lochner appeals the termination of her parental rights in her son, M.S. On the basis of abandonment, Utah Code Ann. § 78-3a-48(l)(b) (1987), we affirm.

FACTS

M.S. was born to appellant and Michael Salata on August 15, 1987. Although M.S.’s parents were not formally married, it appears that they lived together as husband and wife at least from the birth of M.S. until his removal from their custody on June 8, 1988.

M.S. came to the attention of the Utah Division of Family Services (DFS) shortly after his birth, because of concern that his parents could…