In the Interest of P. O. M.

Phipps, Judge.

The mother of one-year-old P. O. M. appeals orders of the superior court terminating her parental rights and granting the petition of the child’s paternal aunt and her husband to adopt him.

The decision to terminate parental rights involves a two-step inquiry. First, the court must determine whether there is present clear and convincing evidence of parental misconduct or inability. Parental misconduct or inability exists if (1) the child is deprived; (2) the deprivation is caused by the parent’s lack of proper parental care or control; (3) the cause of the deprivation is likely…