State ex rel. WS

WHIPPLE, Judge.

This case is before us on appeal from a judgment terminating the parental rights of BS (the father) and'TS (the mother). The mother appeals.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

BS and TS are the natural parents of the minor children: WS, a boy born on June 27, 1982; JS, a boy bom on July 7, 1984; and, HS, a girl born on April 11, 1988.

On February 16, 1990, an instanter order was issued, and the minor children, WS, JS, and HS, were placed in the custody of the State of Louisiana, Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Human Development (State). Following a “72-hour hearing”…