State ex rel. J.M.

I JOHNSON, Justice.

We granted this writ of certiorari to determine whether the court of appeal erred in reversing the trial court’s order terminating the parental rights of S.M., the mother of three minor children, J.M., J.P.M., and M.M. After a review of the record and the applicable law, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeal and reinstate the judgment of the trial court, terminating S.M.’s parental rights.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On June 16,1997, the State of Louisiana, Department of Social Services (“DSS”) received a complaint, alleging that F.M.’s and D.M.’s legal guardian,…