In Re Adoption/Guardianship of Jasmine D.

On September 5, 2002 Jasmine D. (“Jasmine”) was born to appellant, Stephanie N. (“Ms. N.”) and an unknown father. Jasmine was three years old when she first entered foster care, and has spent over five of her eleven years of life in foster care as a result of Ms. N.’s alcoholism. Jasmine’s most recent placement in foster care began on November 4, 2009, and continues to the present. On December 2, 2009, Jasmine was adjudicated a Child in Need of Assistance (“CINA”) in the Circuit Court for Howard County, sitting as a juvenile court, and she was placed in the care and custody of appellee, the…