Montgomery v. State

*720OPINION

By the Court,

Steffen, C. J.:

Appellant Cherrel A. Montgomery challenges the district court’s order terminating her parental rights. Cherrel contends that the district court lacked the requisite jurisdictional and dispo-sitional grounds to terminate her rights as a parent. We agree and reverse.

FACTS

Vanessa Nicol Montgomery was born to Cherrel on September *72110, 1989, in Yakima, Washington.1 In February 1993, Cherrel and then three-year-old Vanessa moved to Las Vegas.

Clark County Child Protective Services (“CCCPS”) first became involved with Cherrel and Vanessa on May 7, 1993. Police officers…